Quick Chinese language question: How do you say xx% off?

[fuzzybabybunny]

I know ?? is in there.

What's the structure of the sentence? I know that Chinese is reversed in the sense that if something is 30% off, the Chinese sentence has "70%" in it.

ex. The TV is 30% off.

Dianshi zai da chishi zhe?

 

[krunchykrome]

Something like "Deau-Lei Lo Mo Chow Hi"

 

[thirdlegstump]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Something like "Deau-Lei Lo Mo Chow Hi"

woooaaiiiaiiaaa

 

[sniperruff]

if something's 30% off, then it's "7?", meaning 70% of original price.

 

[bondboy]

dude... no cursing on new years!

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: sniperruff
if something's 30% off, then it's "7?", meaning 70% of original price.

How would you say something is 3% off then?

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny

Originally posted by: sniperruff
if something's 30% off, then it's "7?", meaning 70% of original price.

How would you say something is 3% off then?

""9-7?"... although its more common to get 5% off, thus ""9-5?"

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: sniperruff

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny

Originally posted by: sniperruff
if something's 30% off, then it's "7?", meaning 70% of original price.

How would you say something is 3% off then?

""9-7?"... although its more common to get 5% off, thus ""9-5?"

Woah, that's kinda weird. Why use nine specifically? Care to explain why that is?

This TV is 30% off.

Zhege dianshi da qi zhe.

This TV is 2% off.

Zhege dianshi da jiu-ba zhe.

Is the above correct?

If it was 50% off, could you say

Zhege dianshi da ban zhe.

 

[GhettoFob]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Something like "Deau-Lei Lo Mo Chow Hi"

lol that's what I thought when I read the title

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

bump?

 

[Coquito]

You've been learning alot. Interesting job opportunities await.

 

[z0mb13]

I just looked at zhongwen.com and apparently your example above is correct
??? ->30% discount

I am learning chinese as well, thank you for bringing this up

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny

Originally posted by: sniperruff

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny

Originally posted by: sniperruff
if something's 30% off, then it's "7?", meaning 70% of original price.

How would you say something is 3% off then?

""9-7?"... although its more common to get 5% off, thus ""9-5?"

Woah, that's kinda weird. Why use nine specifically? Care to explain why that is?

This TV is 30% off.

Zhege dianshi da qi zhe.

This TV is 2% off.

Zhege dianshi da jiu-ba zhe.

Is the above correct?

If it was 50% off, could you say

Zhege dianshi da ban zhe.

i used 9-5 because it means 95%

and you are correct in the 30% off and 2% off example. i'd say 5-zhe for 50% off.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Not really. It would be : "Zhe ge dian shi ji you mei you kou san sze ba sen" (purposely romanized / butchered pin yin so that you'll be able to pronounce it better)