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.
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Example: Nǐ zhè tiáo qúnzi zhēn hǎo kàn, duō shǎo qián? A: 你 这 条 裙子 真 好 看, 多 少 钱?
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Your skirt is so beautiful! How much was it? Sì bǎi kuài, yǒudiǎn guì. B: 四 百 块, 有 点 贵。
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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!
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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?”
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