代价
Old HSK 6
代价 (dàijià) · price
代价 (dàijià) means “price; cost (to pay)”. It is written with 2 characters: 代 (on behalf of) + 价 (price). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 代价 is built
The characters
代 dài · on behalf of
What 代 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 弋yì — to catch
Origin hint: A man 亻 caught 弋 by the passing of time (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
价 jià · price
What 价 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 介jiè — agent
- 人rén — person
Example sentences
成功需要付出代价。Chénggōng xūyào fùchū dàijià.Success comes at a price.
他为自己的错误付出了代价。Tā wèi zìjǐ de cuòwù fùchū le dàijià.He paid the price for his mistake.
Questions about 代价
What does 代价 mean?
代价 (dàijià) means “price; cost (to pay)”.
How do you pronounce 代价?
代价 is pronounced dàijià.
Which HSK level is 代价?
代价 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 代表dàibiǎorepresentative
- 代表团dàibiǎotuándelegation
- 古代gǔdàiancient times
- 年代niándàidecade (the 80s etc.)
- 时代shídàiage
- 现代xiàndàimodern
- 代替dàitìto replace
- 近代jìndàimodern times
- 替代tìdàito replace
- 朝代cháodàidynasty
Learn 代价 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 37: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.