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價

简价 · 繁價

Mandarin · pinyin jià#

price
value
(chemistry) valence

Mandarin · pinyin jie#

particle used between an adverb and a verb or adjective
(dialect) particle used after a negative adverb such as 不 bù or 別 bié without any other following element

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價: jià · price, value
价: jià · price, value

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4 · jia4

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character · Etymology 1

price; cost
value
(chemistry) valence; valency
(linguistics) valence; valency
a surname, Jia

character · Etymology 2

(Hangzhounese) alternative form of 介 (“so, such”)

character · Etymology 3

only used in 㒑價／㒑价 (kuǐqiǎ)

character · Etymology 4

Only used in the structure 整 (zhěng) / 成 (chéng) … 價 /价 / 家 (jie), with a specific period of time in-between, using the given time period as a single counting unit to mean day after day, year after year, etc.

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