代价

代价 dàijià

Price

代价 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體代價 daijia

What 代价 means

Price

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Character by character

代价 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

代

dài

Generation (times - act as)

价

jià

Price (value)

Words that share a character with 代价

How to write 代价

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代价 in a sentence

成功往往需要付出代价。

Chénggōng wǎngwǎng xūyào fùchū dàijià.

Success usually comes at a price.

他为这个错误付出了沉重的代价。

Tā wèi zhège cuòwù fùchū le chénzhòng de dàijià.

He paid a heavy price for this mistake.

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Questions about 代价

What does 代价 mean in English?

代价 is pronounced dàijià and means Price.

How do you pronounce 代价?

代价 is dàijià in pinyin — written daijia without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 代价?

代价 is written with 2 characters: 代 (dài) Generation (times - act as), 价 (jià) Price (value). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 代价 written in traditional Chinese?

代價. The simplified form 代价 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 代價 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced dàijià.

Is 代价 an HSK word?

Yes — 代价 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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