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Sale discount prices.
If a store reduces the prices of an item for sale by 20%, we say the item is priced 20% off. I understand the Chinese think of it the opposite way - in terms of the 80%. How would you describe the same situation in Chinese?
Aug 18, 2012 1:16 AM
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八折 or 八折优惠，1 折=10%，八折 means the good price is reduced to be 80% of the original
August 18, 2012
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八折
August 18, 2012
打 八折
(v.) (The price*80%)
For example:
Excuse me, do you offer any discount now? (請問現在有打折嗎?)
Yes, we save up to 20% off on all polo shirts, except Tommy Hilfiger. (是的，全部的Polo衫打八折，除了Tommy Hilfiger)
P.S. This is the reason why I simultaneously love and hate Tommy Hilfiger.
August 18, 2012
20%off =打＂八折＂
December 8, 2012
Even when I, a Chinese, first heard "八折", I thought that they reduced the price by 80%.
August 20, 2012
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