dài jià
price; cost
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这个项目的代价太高了。
Zhège xiàngmù de dàijià tài gāo le.
The cost of this project is too high.
为了成功，他付出了巨大的代价。
Wèile chénggōng, tā fùchū le jùdà de dàijià.
In order to succeed, he paid a huge price.
我们必须考虑一下这件事的代价。
Wǒmen bìxū kǎolǜ yīxià zhè jiàn shì de dàijià.
We must consider the cost of this matter.
价钱 (jiàqián)
price
成本 (chéngběn)
cost
利益 (lìyì)
benefit
好处 (hǎochù)
advantage
The Chinese word 代价 (dài jià) is composed of two characters: 代 (dài) and 价 (jià). The character 代 originally meant "to exchange" or "to substitute", and later extended to mean "on behalf of" or "instead of". The character 价 originally meant "value" or "price", and later extended to mean "cost" or "expense". When combined, the two characters 代价 literally mean "the price paid for a substitute", and figuratively mean "the cost or price of something". In modern Chinese, 代价 is used to refer to the cost, price, or sacrifice that is paid in order to achieve something. It can also be used to refer to the consequences or repercussions of an action.
