Word: 便宜 (piányi, biànyí)

一点也不便宜，贵得不得了。

Yìdiǎn yě bù piányi, guì de bùdéle.

It's not even a little bit cheap, it's extremely expensive!

东西便宜，没有售后服务。

Dōngxi piányi, méiyǒu shòuhòufúwù.

The item is cheap, but there's no after-sales service.

东西很便宜，但他们不找钱。

Dōngxi hěn piányi, dàn tāmen bù zhǎoqián.

The things are cheap, but they don't give change.

九点以后打电话更便宜吗？

Jiǔ diǎn yǐhòu dǎdiànhuà gèng piányi ma?

Is it cheaper to call after 9:00?

九点以后打电话比较便宜吗？

Jiǔ diǎn yǐhòu dǎdiànhuà bǐjiào piányi ma?

Is it cheaper to call after 9:00?

买得越多，单价就越便宜。

Mǎi de yuè duō, dānjià jiù yuè piányi.

The more you buy, the cheaper the unit price is.

今天鱼很便宜。

Jīntiān yú hěn piányi.

Fish is cheap today.

他们买的自行车很便宜。

Tāmen mǎi de zìxíngchē hěn piányi.

The bike they bought is very cheap.

他住进了一家很便宜的旅馆。

Tā zhù jìnle yìjiā hěn piányi de lǚguǎn.

He stayed at a cheap hotel.

他卖得太便宜，一定会亏本。

Tā mài de tài piányi, yídìng huì kuīběn.

He sells too cheaply, so he's bound to make a loss.

似乎很便宜。

Sìhū hěn piányi.

It seemed to be cheap.

住民宿比住酒店便宜一些。

Zhù mínsù bǐ zhù jiǔdiàn piányi yìxiē.

Staying at a homestay is a bit cheaper than a hotel.

你们有没有比较便宜的房间？

Nǐmen yǒuméiyǒu bǐjiào piányi de fángjiān?

Do you have a room that's a little cheaper?

便宜的肉做不出好汤。

Piányi de ròu zuò bù chū hǎo tāng.

Cheap meat doesn't make good soup.

保税商品通常比外面便宜一些。

Bǎoshuì shāngpǐn tōngcháng bǐ wàimiàn piányi yìxiē.

Bonded goods are usually a bit cheaper than those outside.

全球化让商品更便宜了。

Quánqiúhuà ràng shāngpǐn gèng piányile.

Globalization has made goods cheaper.

公立医院的挂号费比较便宜。

Gōnglì yīyuàn de guàhào fèi bǐjiào piányi.

Registration fees at public hospitals are relatively cheap.

印刷术让书变得便宜了。

Yìnshuāshù ràng shū biànde piányile.

Printing technology made books cheaper.

可以便宜一点吗？

Kěyǐ piányi yìdiǎn ma?

Can you make it a bit cheaper?

可以便宜点吗？

Kěyǐ piányi diǎn ma?

Can you lower the price?

吃一分亏无量福，失便宜处是便宜

chī yìfēn kuī wúliàng Fú, shī piányi chù shì piányi

taking a small loss brings boundless blessings; where you lose an advantage is where you gain one

合租虽然便宜，但是不太自由。

Hézū suīrán piányi, dànshì bú tài zìyóu.

Co-renting is cheap, but you don't have much freedom.

同等条件下，我选便宜的。

Tóngděng tiáojiàn xià, wǒ xuǎn piányi de.

Under equal conditions, I pick the cheaper one.

因为蔡伦，纸才变得便宜。

Yīnwèi Cài Lún, zhǐ cái biànde piányi.

It was thanks to Cai Lun that paper became cheap.

土豆很便宜的。

Tǔdòu hěn piányi de.

Potatoes are very cheap.

在北京乘地铁很便宜。

Zài Běijīng chéng dìtiě hěn piányi.

It is cheap to take the subway in Beijing.

在旅游淡季，机票会很便宜。

Zài lǚyóu dànjì, jīpiào huì hěn piányi.

When out of tourist season, the tickets will be cheap.

坐火车去比较便宜。

Zuò huǒchē qù bǐjiào piányi.

In comparison, taking the train is cheaper.

好货不便宜，便宜没好货

hǎo huò bù piányi, piányi méi hǎo huò

good goods aren't cheap; cheap things aren't good goods

如果便宜的话我就买。

Rúguǒ piányi dehuà wǒ jiù mǎi.

If it's cheap, I'll buy it.

它真的很便宜。

Tā zhēnde hěn piányi.

It was really cheap.

工程师正在研究怎样储能更便宜。

Gōngchéngshī zhèngzài yánjiū zěnyàng chǔnéng gèng piányi.

The engineers are studying how to store energy more cheaply.

市场上充斥着便宜的假货。

Shìchǎng shàng chōngchìzhe piányi de jiǎhuò.

The market is flooded with cheap fakes.

市场上的青菜又新鲜又便宜。

Shìchǎng shàng de qīngcài yòu xīnxiān yòu piányi.

The greens at the market are both fresh and cheap.

很便宜，是吗？

Hěn piányi, shì ma?

That's cheap, isn't it?

得便宜处失便宜

dé piányi chù shī piányi

where you gain an advantage, you lose an advantage

您知道这附近有便宜的旅馆吗？

Nín zhīdào zhè fùjìn yǒu piányi de lǚguǎn ma?

Would you know a cheap hotel in the near?

我多买一些，可以便宜点吗？

Wǒ duō mǎi yìxiē, kěyǐ piányi diǎn ma?

If I buy more, can I get them cheaper?

我找到一个买水果很便宜的地方。

Wǒ zhǎodào yí gè mǎi shuǐguǒ hěn piányi de dìfang.

I found out where to buy fruit cheaply.

我挑了两个中更便宜的那个。

Wǒ tiāole liǎng gè zhōng gèng piányi de nàge.

I chose the less expensive one of the two.

新工艺让手机更便宜了。

Xīn gōngyì ràng shǒujī gèng piányile.

The new manufacturing process has made phones cheaper.

景区的门票比我想的便宜。

Jǐngqū de ménpiào bǐ wǒ xiǎng de piányi.

The scenic area's tickets were cheaper than I expected.

校外有一家很便宜的小饭馆。

Xiàowài yǒu yìjiā hěn piányi de xiǎofànguǎn.

There is a very cheap little restaurant off campus.

橙子没有香蕉便宜。

Chéngzi méiyǒu xiāngjiāo piányi.

Oranges aren't as cheap as bananas.

毛驴不带笼嘴套，占了嘴的便宜也吃了嘴的亏

máolǘ bú dài lóngzuǐ tào, zhànle zuǐ de piányi yě chīle zuǐ de kuī

a donkey without a muzzle: gains from its mouth and loses by its mouth

水果在批发市场买更便宜。

Shuǐguǒ zài pīfā shìchǎng mǎi gèng piányi.

Fruit is cheaper at the wholesale market.

水果店的枣今天很便宜。

Shuǐguǒ diàn de zǎo jīntiān hěn piányi.

The jujubes at the fruit shop are cheap today.

没有更便宜的房间了吗？

Méiyǒu gèng piányi de fángjiān le ma?

Don't you have any cheaper rooms left?

活字印刷让书变得便宜多了。

Huózìyìnshuā ràng shū biànde piányi duō le.

Movable-type printing made books much cheaper.

海运比空运便宜很多。

Hǎiyùn bǐ kōngyùn piányi hěn duō.

Shipping by sea is much cheaper than air freight.

现在付款可以便宜二十块。

Xiànzài fùkuǎn kěyǐ piányi èrshí kuài.

If you pay now, you can save twenty yuan.

航运比空运便宜得多。

Hángyùn bǐ kōngyùn piányi de duō.

Transport by sea is much cheaper than by air.

苹果现在很便宜。

Píngguǒ xiànzài hěn piányi.

Apples are cheap now.

菜市场里的蒜今天卖得很便宜。

Càishìchǎng lǐ de suàn jīntiān mài de hěn piányi.

Garlic is selling very cheap at the market today.

街头的小吃又便宜又好吃！

Jiētóu de xiǎochī yòu piányi yòu hǎochī!

The street snacks are both cheap and delicious!

衣服便宜了百分之二十。

Yīfu piányile bǎifēnzhī èrshí.

The clothes are twenty percent cheaper.

讨便宜处失便宜

tǎopiányi chù shī piányi

where you seek a bargain you lose the bargain

请给我看看便宜一点的。

Qǐng gěi wǒ kànkan piányi yìdiǎn de.

Show me a cheaper one, please.

超市礼拜二的水果便宜吗？

Chāoshì lǐbài'èr de shuǐguǒ piányi ma?

Is the fruit at the supermarket cheaper on Tuesdays?

超市这周在促销，牛奶特别便宜。

Chāoshì zhè zhōu zài cùxiāo, niúnǎi tèbié piányi.

The supermarket is running a promotion this week, and milk is really cheap.

路边有人在兜售便宜的雨伞。

Lùbiān yǒurén zài dōushòu piányi de yǔsǎn.

Someone by the roadside is hawking cheap umbrellas.

这个很便宜。

Zhège hěn piányi.

This is cheap.

这个很便宜，对吗？

Zhège hěn piányi, duì ma?

That's cheap, isn't it?

这个相机很便宜。

Zhège xiàngjī hěn piányi.

This camera is cheap.

这双鞋是合成皮做的，很便宜。

Zhè shuāng xié shì héchéng pí zuò de, hěn piányi.

These shoes are made of synthetic leather, so they're cheap.

这台电脑很旧，所以比较便宜。

Zhè tái diànnǎo hěn jiù, suǒyǐ bǐjiào piányi.

This computer is old, so it's cheaper.

这台电视的售价比上个月便宜了。

Zhè tái diànshì de shòujià bǐ shànggeyuè piányile.

The selling price of this TV is lower than last month.

这套家具要配套买才便宜。

Zhè tào jiājù yào pèitào mǎi cái piányi.

This furniture is only cheap if you buy it as a complete set.

这家店的商品很便宜。

Zhè jiā diàn de shāngpǐn hěn piányi.

The goods in this shop are very cheap.

这家店的商品都很便宜。

Zhè jiā diàn de shāngpǐn dōu hěn piányi.

The goods in this shop are all very cheap.

这家店的饮品很便宜。

Zhè jiā diàn de yǐnpǐn hěn piányi.

The drinks at this shop are cheap.

这把塑料椅子很便宜。

Zhè bǎ sùliào yǐzi hěn piányi.

This plastic chair is very cheap.

这是两件里便宜的那个。

Zhè shì liǎng jiàn lǐ piányi de nàge.

This is the cheaper of the two.

这是镇上最便宜的商店。

Zhè shì zhèn shàng zuì piányi de shāngdiàn.

This is the cheapest store in town.

这种布既便宜又结实。

Zhèzhǒng bù jì piányi yòu jiēshi.

This kind of cloth is both cheap and sturdy.

这里的苹果很便宜。

Zhèlǐ de píngguǒ hěn piányi.

Apples are cheap here.

这钢琴真便宜。

Zhè gāngqín zhēn piányi.

This piano is really cheap.

附近有便宜的宾馆吗？

Fùjìn yǒu piányi de bīnguǎn ma?

Is there a cheap hotel nearby?

附近有没有便宜一点的养老院？

Fùjìn yǒuméiyǒu piányi yìdiǎn de yǎnglǎoyuàn?

Is there a cheaper nursing home nearby?

餐厅的饭很便宜，而且很好吃。

Cāntīng de fàn hěn piányi, érqiě hěn hǎochī.

The food in the cafeteria is cheap, and it's delicious.

餐厅里的饭很便宜，而且很好吃。

Cāntīng lǐ de fàn hěn piányi, érqiě hěn hǎochī.

The food in the cafeteria is cheap, and it's delicious.