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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