便宜

cheap, inexpensive, advantage, benefit, let someone off easy

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adjective Common #3,934
cheap, inexpensive Can also modify a verb to mean doing or obtaining something cheaply.
CH: 这家店的水果很便宜。
EN: The fruit at this shop is cheap.

现在机票特便宜

Flights are especially cheap right now.

— 托尼·厄德曼 (2016)

华沙比伦敦便宜吗?

Is Warsaw cheaper than London?

便宜得很哪

It's really cheap!

— 红猪 (1992)

左还是右,说话呀,给我找间便宜旅馆,好吗?

Left or right? Come on, say something. Find me a cheap hotel, okay?

— 勇往直前 (2004)

我真便宜

I'm really cheap.

— Suzhou River (2000)

这种布既便宜又结实。

This fabric is both cheap and durable.

她去到一个一切都那么便宜的地方

She went somewhere where everything was so cheap.

— 铁皮鼓 (1979)

“那些东西的价钱可真不便宜。”

Those things sure aren't cheap.

说这样的绳子还便宜呢

And to think they say rope like this is cheap.

— 安德烈·卢布廖夫 (1966)

我发现一个地方能买到便宜的水果。

I found a place where I can buy cheap fruit.

当然有,但要便宜,让所有人都买得起

Of course, but it needs to be affordable so everyone can afford it.

— 浪潮 (2008)

我说,“不过我能便宜弄到。”

I said, “But I can get it cheap.”

可那对我来说太贵了,交码头费反而便宜。

But that’s too expensive for me; paying the dock fees would actually be cheaper.

一点也不便宜,贵得不得了。

It’s not cheap at all—it’s incredibly expensive.

便宜

Cheap

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

那边便宜一些

It’s a little cheaper over there.

— 西西里的美丽传说 (2000)

她说她真便宜

She said she was really cheap.

— Suzhou River (2000)

便宜的肉做不出好汤。

You can’t make a good soup with cheap meat.

这里有什么东西比伊斯特波特便宜?

What’s cheaper here than in Eastport?

我之前就纳闷,伊斯特波特那批货怎么会那么便宜,只是没认真想过原因。

I’d been wondering how that batch of goods from Eastport could be so cheap, but I’d never really thought about why.

找到又便宜又会打的武士吗?

Did you find a samurai who’s both cheap and good at fighting?

— 七武士 (1954)

这比看电影便宜,还有咖啡喝

It’s cheaper than going to the movies, and you get coffee too.

— 搏击俱乐部 (1999)

其他大多数东西都比星陆便宜一点,有些便宜得多。

Most other things are a little cheaper than Xinglu, and some are much cheaper.

我收你十块就算我便宜卖给你了

I'm practically giving it away for ten yuan.

— 2046 (2004)

那么便宜?

That cheap?

— 铁皮鼓 (1979)

我这个反而还是便宜的

Mine is actually still cheaper.

— 入殓师 (2008)

然后又问这里什么东西便宜。

Then they asked what was cheap here.

便宜啊

It's cheap!

— Dying to Survive (2018)

所有书都便宜卖。

All books are on sale.

最便宜那种

The cheapest one.

— 回归 (2006)

那也比四万块钱便宜啊

That’s still cheaper than 40,000 yuan.

— Dying to Survive (2018)

noun Rare #17,874
advantage, benefit Commonly used in the expression 占便宜, meaning “to take advantage of someone.”
CH: 我不想占你的便宜。
EN: I don't want to take advantage of you.

谁才是在占便宜啊?

Who’s really taking advantage of whom?

— 小偷家族 (2018)

教士可以占别人便宜吗?

Can priests take advantage of other people?

— 第五元素 (1997)

人家会占她便宜的

People will take advantage of her.

— 回归 (2006)

少占我们便宜了

Stop taking advantage of us.

— 预言者 (2009)

verb Rare #30,256
let someone off easy, let someone get away with it Colloquial when used as a verb.
CH: 这次可不能便宜他。
EN: We can't let him get away with it this time.

对不起,我想…一块下手太便宜他了老婆!

Sorry, I think... taking him out all at once would be letting him off too easily, honey!

— 亲切的金子 (2005)

就这样便宜了他们?

Are you really going to let them off that easily?

— 自己去看 (1985)

何大人我是怕他死得太快便宜他了

Lord He, I’m afraid if he dies too quickly, he’ll get off too easily.

— 满江红 (2023)

便宜你了

Lucky you.

— 喜剧之王 (1999)