How to Say “Can you make it cheaper?” in Chinese
Shopping · HSK 3
"Can you make it cheaper?" in Chinese is 能便宜点吗？ (Néng piányi diǎn ma?). This is THE haggling phrase at markets like 秀水街 or 七浦路. Unlike 打折 (structured % discount), 便宜点 is an open negotiation; you're asking the vendor to lower the price.
Primary translation
能便宜点吗？
Néng piányi diǎn ma?
Traditional: 能便宜點嗎？
Variants by register
Casual
便宜点呗，太贵了
Piányi diǎn bei, tài guì le
When to use it
This is THE haggling phrase at markets like 秀水街 or 七浦路. Unlike 打折 (structured % discount), 便宜点 is an open negotiation; you're asking the vendor to lower the price. The 点 (diǎn) softens it to 'a bit cheaper'; saying 便宜 alone without 点 sounds demanding. Standard move: vendor quotes 500, you counter with 100, settle around 150-200. Walking away (走了走了) almost always triggers a lower offer. Don't haggle in malls, supermarkets, or chain stores; only at markets, small shops, and tourist stalls.
Example sentences
能便宜点吗？一百块卖不卖？
Néng piányi diǎn ma? Yì bǎi kuài mài bu mài?
Can you make it cheaper? Would you sell it for 100 kuai?
已经很便宜了，不能再少了。
Yǐjīng hěn piányi le, bù néng zài shǎo le.
It's already cheap, I can't go any lower.
好吧，就一百五，交个朋友。
Hǎo ba, jiù yì bǎi wǔ, jiāo ge péngyou.
Alright, 150 then; let's call it a friend's price.