How to Haggle in Chinese?
How to bargain in Chinese？
If you are planning to travel around China, then haggling is an essential skill to learn. Bargaining for a reasonable price is a common practice especially in small shops, street markets, souvenir shops. So it’s definitely worth your a while to pick up a few phrases and sentences to help you avoid being taking advantage of.
Below you can read some basic but necessary words that you should master when haggling in China.
Vocabulary
砍价 kǎn jià
bargain
折扣 zhé kòu
discount
打折 dǎ zhé
have a discount
dǎ bā zhé 打 八 折 20% off
dǎ qī zhé 打 七 折 30% off
bù dǎ zhé 不 打 折 no discount
太贵了 tài ɡuì le
too expensive
便宜 pián yi
cheap
预算 yù suàn
budget
老板 láo bǎn
boss
老板娘 láo bǎn niánɡ
boss（female boss); the boss’s wife
最低价格 zuì dī jià ɡé
the lowest price
货比三家 huò bǐ sān jiā
shopping around;comparative shopping
yǒu zhé kòu mɑ ？
有 折 扣 吗 ？
Do you offer any discount ?
ké yǐ dǎ zhé mɑ ？
可 以 打 折 吗 ？
Can i have the discount ?
zhè ɡe jià qián tài ɡāo le,ké yǐ ɡěi wǒ zhé kòu mɑ ？这 个 价 钱太 高 了 ，可 以 给 我 折 扣 吗 ？
This price is overpriced, can you offer me discount ?
rú ɡuǒ ké yǐ dǎ ba zhé de huà，wǒ jiù mǎi 。
如 果 可 以 打 八 折 的 话 ， 我 就 买 。
If you can give me a 20 % discount, I’ll take it.
rú ɡuǒ wǒ duō mǎi yì xiē ，ké yǐ pián yi yì dián ér mɑ ？
如 果 我 多 买一 些 ，可 以便 宜一 点 儿 吗 ？
If i buy more, can you offer me a better price?
wǒ zài bié de diàn yě kàn dào yí yànɡ de dōnɡ xi ，dàn shì jià ɡé bǐ jiào dī 。
我 在 别 的 店 也 看 到 一 样 的 东 西 ， 但 是 价 格比较 低 。
I have seen the same thing in another shop for a lower price.
ké yǐ ɡěi tónɡ yànɡ de jià qián mɑ ？
可 以 给 同 样 的 价 钱 吗 ？
Will you match their price?
láo bǎn
老 板
boss
ɡù kè
顾 客
customer
láo bǎn ，qǐnɡ wèn zhè ɡe duō shǎo qián ？老板， 请 问 这 个 多 少 钱？
Excuse me, boss. How much is this clothes?
zhè jiàn yī fu 690 kuài 。
这件衣服690块。
This one is 690 RMB
ké yǐ pián yi yì diǎn mɑ ？
可 以 便 宜 一 点 吗？
Can you give me a better price?
suàn nǐ 660 jiù hǎo 。
算 你 660 就 好。
I can give it to you for 660.
jià ɡé hái shì yóu dián ér chāo ɡuò wǒ de yù suàn,ké yǐ zài pián yi diǎn mɑ ？价格还是有点儿超过我的预算，可以再便宜点吗？
The price is still a bit over my budget, can it be lower?
zuì dī 640 。最低 640。
The lowest price is 640.
wǒ de yù suàn zhí yǒu 560,rú ɡuǒ ké yǐ 560 de huà,wǒ mǎ shànɡ jiù mǎi 。
我的预算只有560，如果可以560的话，我马上就买。
My budget is only RMB 560. If you can do it for 560, I’ ll take it.
好啦好啦。
hǎo la hǎo la 。
Fine, deal.
When some stuff is overpriced, so don’t be afraid to ask, just give it a shot. You’ll be surprised at how much money you can save. But, not every place that you are encouraged to bargain. Where you cannot bargain in China is generally anywhere you can see physical price tags on the products.
Besides these, there are a lot of skills for you if you wanna bargain successfully. Please be prepared walk away. Don’t empathize with the seller. They will never sell at a loss. And be confident, etc.
Supervisor: Crystal Huang
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