jiǎn​pián​yi

to get a bargain

  • created reference approved 拣便宜/揀便宜 → 捡便宜/撿便宜 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拣便宜 / 揀便宜 jiǎn​pián​yi

    捡便宜 / 撿便宜 jiǎn​pián​yi

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 拣便宜/揀便宜 · jiǎn​pián​yi · to get a bargain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拣便宜 / 揀便宜

    jiǎn​pián​yi

    to get a bargain

    To buy something for much less than its value or to gain an advantage without much effort.

    jiǎn​pián​yí

    拣, 便宜

    拣 (literal) → 拣/揀 · jiǎn · to pick up 便宜 (literal) → 便宜 · pián​yi · cheap

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 拣便宜/揀便宜 · jiǎn​pián​yi · to pick the easy task — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拣便宜 / 揀便宜

    jiǎn​pián​yi

    to pick the easy task

    To choose an easy job for oneself while leaving the difficult or unpleasant work for others.

    jiǎn​pián​yí

    拣, 便宜

    拣 (literal) → 拣/揀 · jiǎn · to choose 便宜 (literal) → 便宜 · pián​yi · small advantages

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense