rẻ tiền
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Low-priced; inexpensive: Refers to goods or services that cost little money.
- Cheap; of little value: Describes something that is not only low in cost but also often poor in quality, lacking substance, or considered vulgar or contemptible in nature.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cô ấy mua một chiếc túi rẻ tiền ở chợ. (She bought a cheap bag at the market.)
- Đó là một món đồ chơi rẻ tiền và dễ vỡ. (That is a cheap and fragile toy.)
- Anh ta đưa ra những lời khen rẻ tiền. (He gave cheap compliments.)
- Chúng tôi không bán hàng rẻ tiền. (We do not sell cheap goods.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a negative connotation, implying poor quality, lack of dignity, or superficiality, especially when applied to non-material things.
- Những lý luận rẻ tiền đó không thuyết phục được ai. (Those cheap theories cannot convince anyone.)
- Họ sống bằng những thú vui rẻ tiền. (They live for cheap thrills.)
Variants and Related Words
Rẻ (adj): Cheap, inexpensive. A more neutral term for low price without the strong negative connotation of poor quality.
- Giá cả ở đây rất rẻ. (The prices here are very cheap.)
Hạ giá (v): To reduce the price, to mark down.
- Cửa hàng đang hạ giá quần áo mùa đông. (The store is marking down winter clothes.)
Synonyms
- Inexpensive: Low in price (more neutral).
- Low-cost: Involving little expense.
- Tawdry: Showy but cheap and of poor quality.
- Mercenary: Motivated primarily by money (in certain contexts for behavior).
Related Idioms and Phrases
Rẻ như bèo: As cheap as duckweed (an idiom meaning extremely cheap or worthless).
- Mặt hàng này giờ rẻ như bèo. (This item is dirt cheap now.)
Hàng rẻ tiền: Cheap goods; often implies low-quality merchandise.
- Khu chợ đó chuyên bán hàng rẻ tiền. (That market specializes in selling cheap goods.)
- Cheap
- Đồ rẻ tiềnCheap goods
- Lý luận rẻ tiềnCheap theories