高价

• Pinyin: gāo jià
• Hanzi breakdown: 高 = tall, high; 价 = 亻(person) + 介 (between) — value or price set between parties

Meaning

High price; premium price. An amount significantly above the normal or expected cost.

Used to describe expensive pricing in commerce, real estate, and auctions. Often appears as a modifier before nouns: 高价商品 (high-priced goods), 高价收购 (acquire at a high price). The opposite is 低价 (low price).

Examples

1. 这幅画被一位收藏家以高价买走了。 This painting was bought at a high price by a collector.
2. 节假日的机票总是高价。 Flight tickets are always expensive during holidays.
3. 他不愿意花高价买这种东西。 He is unwilling to pay a high price for this kind of thing.

Usage Guide

Context: commerce, everyday

Tone: evaluative

Do Say

• 这家店的东西都是高价卖的。(Everything in this shop is sold at a high price.)
• 有人愿意出高价买这套房子。(Someone is willing to pay a high price for this apartment.)

Don't Say

• 这道菜高价 (Incomplete and unnatural — use 这道菜价格很高 or 这道菜卖得很贵; 高价 is typically used as a modifier, not a predicate by itself)

Origin & History

高 (high/tall) + 价 (price/value). A straightforward compound meaning an elevated price.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal