代价

dài jià · dai jia

Traditional 代價

Meaning

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  1. price
  2. cost
  3. consideration (in share dealing)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)以(yǐ)牺(xī)牲(shēng)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)健(jiàn)康(kāng)为(wéi)代(dài)价(jià)完(wán)成(chéng)了(le)这(zhè)项(xiàng)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

He did it at the expense of his health.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

丑(chǒu)闻(wén)让(ràng)他(tā)付(fù)出(chū)了(le)失(shī)去(qù)声(shēng)誉(yù)的(de)代(dài)价(jià)。

That scandal cost him his reputation.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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