Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
代价
dàijià
Description
"代价"是指为了得到一样东西，需要付出的东西，比如钱、时间或努力。
我们常说"付出代价"，意思是要为一件事承担一些损失。
Meanings
代价dàijià
price or cost paid to achieve something
成功需要付出很大的代价。
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Notes
- Etymology
代 (in place of) + 价 (price), the price one pays in exchange.
- Nuance
often abstract cost (time, effort, sacrifice), unlike 价格 which means a concrete money price.
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