Chinese (Mandarin) slang
性价比
xìng jià bǐ
Value for money — what you get for what you pay.
- Literally:
- 性(能) performance + 价(格) price + 比 ratio
How it's used
A shopping word everyone uses, from phone reviews to restaurant recommendations: 性价比高 means great value, 性价比低 means overpriced for what it is. It's neutral and works in any register, from chatting with friends to product descriptions. Young people even joke about the 性价比 of relationships or degrees.
Examples
这款手机性价比很高。
Zhè kuǎn shǒujī xìngjiàbǐ hěn gāo.
This phone is great value for money.
这家店东西又贵又难吃，性价比太低了。
Zhè jiā diàn dōngxi yòu guì yòu nánchī, xìngjiàbǐ tài dī le.
This place is pricey and the food is bad — terrible value.