物美价廉
Old HSK 6
物美价廉 (wùměijiàlián) · good and cheap
物美价廉 (wùměijiàlián) means “good and cheap; great value”. It is written with 4 characters: 物 (thing) + 美 (beautiful) + 价 (price) + 廉 (upright). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 物美价廉 is built
The characters
物 wù · thing
What 物 is made of
- 牛niú — ox
- 勿wù — must not
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Origin hint: 牛 gives the meaning, 勿 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
美 měi · beautiful
What 美 is made of
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A person 大 wearing an elegant crown 羊 (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
廉 lián · upright
What 廉 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 兼jiān — both
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 禾hé — cereal
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Example sentences
这家小店的东西物美价廉。Zhè jiā xiǎodiàn de dōngxi wùměijiàlián.This little shop's goods are good value.
大家都喜欢物美价廉的商品。Dàjiā dōu xǐhuan wùměijiàlián de shāngpǐn.Everyone likes products that are good and cheap.
Questions about 物美价廉
What does 物美价廉 mean?
物美价廉 (wùměijiàlián) means “good and cheap; great value”.
How do you pronounce 物美价廉?
物美价廉 is pronounced wùměijiàlián.
Which HSK level is 物美价廉?
物美价廉 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 动物dòngwùanimal
- 动物园dòngwùyuánzoo
- 礼物lǐwùgift
- 食物shíwùfood
- 购物gòuwùto shop
- 事物shìwùthing
- 药物yàowùmedicine
- 植物zhíwùplant
- 博物馆bówùguǎnmuseum
- 宠物chǒngwùpet
Learn 物美价廉 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 192: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.