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可以便宜一点吗？
？ Could it be a little cheaper?Practice path
Make this line survive without the page.
Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.
Current move
Hear it cold Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.
Next可以便宜一点吗？ 02 What does 可以便宜一点吗？ mean?This is a softer bargaining line than just saying 太贵了. It is useful only in the right setting.
PracticeCould it be a little cheaper? 03 Fill the pinyin for 可以便宜一点吗？便宜 is pián yi with a light yi; 一点 is yì diǎn.
Practicekě yǐ pián yi yì diǎn ma? 04 Where is this line appropriate?It is not a universal shopping line; use it only where bargaining is expected.
PracticeIn informal bargaining situations.Scene
When to use it
Asking for a lower price in a market or informal shopping situation where bargaining is normal.
Risk
use with care
Do not bargain in fixed-price supermarkets, chain stores, hospitals, or formal services.
Literal
Can cheap a little?
This is a softer bargaining line than just saying 太贵了. It is useful only in the right setting.
Mini dialogue
Hear the social move.
Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.
Contrast
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Recall prompts
Check whether it survived.
01 · What does 可以便宜一点吗？ mean?
Answer: Could it be a little cheaper?
This is a softer bargaining line than just saying 太贵了. It is useful only in the right setting.
Practice this prompt02 · Fill the pinyin for 可以便宜一点吗？
Answer: kě yǐ pián yi yì diǎn ma?
便宜 is pián yi with a light yi; 一点 is yì diǎn.
Practice this prompt03 · Where is this line appropriate?
Answer: In informal bargaining situations.
It is not a universal shopping line; use it only where bargaining is expected.
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