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物美价廉 (wù měi jià lián) — Chinese word meaning

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物美价廉 (wù měi jià lián) is a Chinese word: good quality and low price. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 物美价廉

成语 chéng yǔ idiom

good quality and low price

这家超市的商品物美价廉,很受欢迎。

zhè jiā chāo shì de shāng pǐn wù měi jià lián hěn shòu huān yíng

The products at this supermarket are of good quality and low price, so it's very popular.

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Word breakdown

物 wù — goods, products (the items being sold)

美 měi — good, excellent (quality)

价 jià — price

廉 lián — cheap, low, inexpensive

Structure & writing
1 物 wù — thing; object; matter

物 is not used as a component in any other character.

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2 美 měi — beautiful; good-looking (opposite of "丑")

美 is not used as a component in any other character.

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2.2 大 dà — large; great (in volume, area, quantity, force, intensity, etc.; opposite of 小)
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大 is a component in 34 characters
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3 价 jià — price; the monetary value of goods

价 is not used as a component in any other character.

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3.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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4 廉 lián — upright and honest; incorruptible

廉 is not used as a component in any other character.

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4.1 广 guǎng — wide; broad (opposite of 狭)
广 is a component in 31 characters
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