Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Low in price; costing little money: The primary meaning describes something that does not cost much money to buy or acquire.
   • Of little value or worth; considered insignificant: Can describe something perceived as having low value, quality, or importance, often in a figurative sense.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ở chợ này, rau củ rất rẻ. (At this market, vegetables are very cheap.)
  • Anh ấy mua được chiếc xe máy cũ với giá rẻ. (He bought a used motorbike at a low price.)
  • Đừng coi rẻ lời khuyên của người lớn. (Don't consider the advice of elders as insignificant.)

Advanced Usage

• "rẻ mạt": Describes something as extremely cheap, worthless, or contemptible, often implying low quality or moral standing.

  • Những lời nói rẻ mạt đó không nên nghe. (Those contemptible words are not worth listening to.)

• "rẻ như bèo" / "rẻ như cho": Idiomatic expressions meaning "dirt cheap" or "as cheap as free," emphasizing an exceptionally low price.

  • Hàng tồn kho được bán rẻ như bèo. (The inventory is being sold dirt cheap.)

• "hạ giá rẻ": To lower the price significantly; to sell at a marked-down price.

  • Cửa hàng đang hạ giá rẻ tất cả quần áo mùa đông. (The store is marking down all winter clothing.)

Variants and Related Words

• rẻ tiền (adj): Cheap, low-cost (often used for goods). Can sometimes carry a negative connotation of poor quality.

  • Đó là một món đồ chơi rẻ tiền. (That is a cheap toy.)

• rẻ rúng (adj/v): To belittle, to treat with contempt; to consider worthless.

  • Anh ta bị rẻ rúng vì xuất thân nghèo khó. (He was looked down upon because of his poor background.)

• rẻ quạt (n): Literally "fan rib," referring to the individual slat of a hand fan. Used in the compound "hình rẻ quạt" (fan-shaped).

Synonyms

• giá rẻ: Low-priced, inexpensive (focus on price).
• hạ giá: Reduced price, marked down.
• bình dân: Affordable, for the common people (focus on accessibility).

Antonyms

• đắt: Expensive, high-priced.
• cao giá: High-priced, costly.
• quý giá: Valuable, precious.

Related Idioms

• Rẻ thối ruột: An idiom meaning something is suspiciously or unbelievably cheap, often implying there must be a hidden problem or flaw.

  • Chiếc điện thoại mới nguyên mà giá rẻ thối ruột, chắc có vấn đề gì đó. (A brand-new phone at an unbelievably cheap price—there must be something wrong with it.)

• Đắt xắt ra miếng: A contrasting proverb meaning "you get what you pay for" (literally: expensive yields a piece), suggesting expensive things are of better quality.

adj

1. cheap; inexpensive; low in price
   • giá rẻ
     cheap price