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分斤掰两

to haggle over every penny

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

fen1jin1bai1liang3 • fēnjīnbāiliǎng

Meaning

Primary

to haggle over every penny

Alternatives

haggle over every penny, haggling over every penny, haggles over every penny, haggled over every penny, to haggle over pennies, haggle over pennies

Mnemonic

分斤掰两 To haggle over every penny is, when measuring something you are buying or selling for example, 掰 to break off every 斤 Chinese pound one 分 part at a time, and to do this 两 two times, just to make sure you get every penny's worth.

Usage

在 交易 中， 他 总是 分斤掰两。

In transactions, he always haggles over every penny.

他 喜欢 分斤掰两， 让 人 很 不 舒服。

He likes to haggle over every penny, which makes people uncomfortable.

与 朋友 相处 时 不要 分斤掰两。

Don't haggle over every penny when dealing with friends.