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rẻ

Mẹ mua được một chiếc áo rẻ ở chợ.

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:
    • chợ này, rau củ rất rẻ. (At this market, vegetables are very cheap.)
    • Anh ấy mua được chiếc xe máy 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 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 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 giá rẻ thối ruột, chắc vấn đề đó. (A brand-new phone at an unbelievably cheap pricethere 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.

rẻ

Mẹ mua được một chiếc áo rẻ ở chợ.

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