一分钱,一分货 (yì fēn qián , yì fēn huò) You get what you pay for (Advanced)

一分钱,一分货 (yì fēn qián , yì fēn huò): You get what you pay for (Advanced)

一分钱 (yì fēn qián)means one cent;

一分货 (yì fēn huò)means one point of goods.

Example:

Nǐ zhè tiáo qúnzi zhēn hǎo kàn, duō shǎo qián?
A: 你 这 条    裙子   真    好  看, 多    少     钱?
Your skirt is so beautiful! How much was it?

Sì bǎi kuài, yǒudiǎn guì.
B: 四 百 块, 有 点 贵。
Four hundred yuan, a little bit expensive!

Shì yǒu diǎn, bú guò yì fēn qián yì fēn huò, zhè qúnzi chuān zhe duō yǒu qìzhì ya!
A: 是 有    点,不 过  一 分    钱   一 分 货, 这   裙子    穿     着 多   有    气质 呀!
Yeah, it is. But you get what you pay for. You look so elegant in this skirt!

Further Reading:

How Numbers Became Magical in Daily Life? (Elementary)

Popular Daily Chinese Word: “雷 (léi)” & “山寨 (shānzhài)”

Essential Chinese: “多少钱?(Duōshǎo qián?) How Much is It?”
Chinese Popular Words
General Chinese (Beginner Level)
General Chinese (Intermediate Level)

3 thoughts on “一分钱,一分货 (yì fēn qián , yì fēn huò) You get what you pay for (Advanced)”

  1. Kanesha Schraub

    Interesting. Been trying to learn a new language for a while now so this is highly relevant! Thanks.

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