Do You Understand Different Discounts in Chinese?
Do you understand
Different Discounts in Chinese?
汉语中各种折扣的说法
The Double 11 shopping festival (aka Singles Day) is already becoming the sole focus of many brands and shops, because it's the very peak of the Chinese shopping spree every year.
For those who doesn't know what Double 11 shopping festival is, here's a quick introduction:
Doube 11 has just finished,but the annual shopping frenzy sparked by the Nov. 11 Singles' Day promotion is set to continue as business owners encouraged by last month's sales numbers gear up for a repeat on Dec. 12. (Double 12)
Since Christmas and New Year are around the corner.
It would be the perfect time to buy some gifts for your friends and family in China. But do you really understand how all those discounts work in China?
Let's take a look together.
1
zhékòu
折扣
In Chinese, to make a discount, the number is calculated as 1-10 instead of 1-100, and people will use the word 折 [ zhé ] to say fold the price, and the number is the percentage that you will pay, which is different from in English.
10% off=9折
20% off=8折
30% off=7折
...
* So the lower the number before 折 [ zhé ] is, the cheaper price you can get.
4.5折(charging 45%)
=55% off
一件6.8折
(charging 68%）
=32% off for one
二件 5.8 折
（charging 58%）
=42% off for two
2
mǎn jiǎn
满减
满(mǎn)...元(yuán), 减(jiǎn)...元(yuán) means to reduce...yuan for every ... yuan.
满30元减10元= 10 yuan off for every 30 yuan
满100元减5元= 5 yuan off for every 100 yuan
...
满199减50
=50 yuan off for every 199 yuan
3
dì èr jiàn bànjià
第二件半价
第二件半价（dì èr jiàn bànjià）means to get the second one for half price. 件（jiàn）can be replaced by other measure words based on the subject.
第二杯半价= to get the second cup for half price
第二瓶半价= to get the socond bottle for half price
...
4
mǎi yī sòng yī
买一送一
买mǎi......送sòng...... means buy...get...free
买一送一= buy one get one free
买二送一= buy two get one free
...
5
jiā yī yuán duō yī jiàn
加一元多一件
加jiā ......多duō...... means pay...to get another...
加一元多一件= pay one yuan to get another one
加五元多一杯= pay five yuan to get another cup
...
Other ways
包邮 bāo yóu：free shipping
折上折 zhé shàng zhé：further reduction
优惠券 yōuhuì quàn: coupon
会员积分 huìyuán jīfēn: membership reward points
赠品 zèngpǐn: giveaway
分期付款 fēnqí fùkuǎn: installment
限时秒杀 xiànshí miǎoshā: flash sale
【Useful sentences to bargain】
1. Néng gěi wǒ yīgè zhékòu ma?
能给我一个折扣吗？
（Could you give me a discount？）
2. Néng piányí yīdiǎnr ma?
能便宜一点儿吗？
（Can it be cheaper?）
3. Wǒ duō mǎi xiē néng dǎzhé ma?
我多买些能打折吗？
（Is there any discount on bulk purchases?）
4. ……qián, wǒ jiù mǎi.
……钱，我就买。
（I'll give...yuan for it）
5. .……kuài, zěnme yàng?
……块，怎么样？
(How about...kuai?)
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