Definition
抬价 is a separable verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to raise prices'. The verb 抬 and the object 价 can be split when inserting a measure word, duration, or other modifier — for example, 抬了一次价 ('raised prices once') or 抬什么价 ('what price hike?'). It's commonly used in commercial contexts, often with a negative connotation of artificially inflating prices.
v.o.
to raise pricesto jack up prices
Examples
- 抬价。Shāngjiā bùnéng suíyì tái jià.Businesses cannot arbitrarily raise prices.
- 。Tāmen chèn guòjié tái le yí cì jià.They jacked up prices once during the holiday.
- 抬价。Zhè zhǒng èyì tái jià de xíngwéi yīnggāi bèi zhìzhǐ.This kind of malicious price-hiking should be stopped.
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