[ Idiom 2 ] Great Quality, Low Price 物美价廉 | Learn Chinese with Yoyo Mo

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今天是我们的成语专栏第二期

jīn tiān | shì | wǒ men | de | chéng yǔ | zhuān lán | dì èr qī

Today is the second episode of our idiom column.

我们要讲的成语叫“物美价廉”

wǒ men | yào | jiǎng | de | chéng yǔ | jiào | “wù měi jià lián”

The idiom we’re going to talk about is "wù měi jià lián" (excellent quality at a reasonable price).

从字面就可以看出它的意思了

cóng | zì miàn | jiù | kě yǐ | kàn chū | tā | de | yì si | le

You can tell its meaning from the literal sense.

物品好，价格低

wù pǐn | hǎo | jià gé | dī

The product is good and the price is low.

物，指的是商品、物品或服务

wù | zhǐ de shì | shāng pǐn | wù pǐn | huò | fú wù

"物" refers to goods, items, or services.

美，指的是品质优良

měi | zhǐ de shì | pǐn zhì | yōu liáng

"美" means excellent quality.

价，指的是价格

jià | zhǐ de shì | jià gé

"价" refers to the price.

廉，指的是低廉、实惠

lián | zhǐ de shì | dī lián | shí huì

"廉" means low and affordable.

也可以说“价廉物美”

yě | kě yǐ | shuō | “jià lián wù měi”

It can also be said as "jià lián wù měi" (affordable price with excellent quality).

也就是性价比高

yě jiù shì | xìng jià bǐ | gāo

In other words, it has a high cost-performance ratio.

日常生活中

rì cháng | shēng huó | zhōng

In daily life,

我们购买商品会追求物美价廉

wǒ men | gòu mǎi | shāng pǐn | huì | zhuī qiú | wù měi jià lián

we pursue "wù měi jià lián" when buying goods.

用较低的价格，买到好东西

yòng | jiào dī | de | jià gé | mǎi dào | hǎo | dōng xī

Buying good things at a relatively low price.

就算钱多

jiù suàn | qián | duō

Even if we have plenty of money,

也不想付出不必要的溢价

yě | bù xiǎng | fù chū | bù bì yào | de | yì jià

we don’t want to pay unnecessary premiums.

下面我们通过一些例句来熟悉一下吧

xià miàn | wǒ men | tōng guò | yī xiē | lì jù | lái | shú xī | yī xià | ba

Let’s get familiar with it through some example sentences.

这款蓝牙耳机，音质清晰还不贵，堪称物美价廉。

zhè kuǎn | lán yá | ěr jī | yīn zhì | qīng xī | hái | bù guì | kān chēng | wù měi jià lián。

This Bluetooth earphones has clear sound quality and is not expensive—it can be called "wù měi jià lián".

楼下超市的日用品经常打折，物美价廉很受欢迎。

lóu xià | chāo shì | de | rì yòng pǐn | jīng cháng | dǎ zhé | wù měi jià lián | hěn | shòu huān yíng。

The daily necessities in the supermarket downstairs are often on sale; they are "wù měi jià lián" and very popular.

这款平价保湿霜补水效果好，对学生来说物美价廉。

zhè kuǎn | píng jià | bǎo shī shuāng | bǔ shuǐ | xiào guǒ | hǎo | duì | xué shēng | lái shuō | wù měi jià lián。

This affordable moisturizer has a good hydrating effect and is "wù měi jià lián" for students.

这家店的面包用料很好，价格亲民，算得上物美价廉。

zhè jiā | diàn | de | miàn bāo | yòng liào | hěn hǎo | jià gé | qīn mín | suàn de shàng | wù měi jià lián。

The bread in this store uses good ingredients and has a reasonable price—it can be regarded as "wù měi jià lián".

哪里能买到物美价廉的东西呢？

nǎ lǐ | néng | mǎi dào | wù měi jià lián | de | dōng xī | ne？

Where can we buy things that are "wù měi jià lián"?

你学会了吗？

nǐ | xué huì | le | ma？

Have you learned it?

你有买过什么物美价廉的东西呢？

nǐ | yǒu | mǎi guo | shén me | wù měi jià lián | de | dōng xī | ne？

Have you ever bought anything that is "wù měi jià lián"?