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物以稀为贵
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Collocation
1
人人都知道物以稀为贵的道理
2
这大概是物以稀为贵吧
3
因为物以稀为贵，所以……
Definition
物以稀为贵
Literally means:
thing is treasured if it is rare
Actually means:
the more scarce, the more precious
It means that something becomes valuable or precious because it is rare.
东西因为稀少而显得珍贵或值钱。
Example
Used as a minor sentence, or as object or attributive. (作小句、宾语、定语)
1
Zhèxiē
这些
shízhuāng
时装
shì
是
xiànliáng
限量
shēngchǎn
生产
de
的
,
suīrán
虽然
jiàqian
价钱
hěn
很
guì
贵
,
dànshì
但是
qiǎnggòu
抢购
de
的
rén
人
háishi
还是
hěnduō
很多
,
zhè
这
dàgài
大概
shì
是
wùyǐxīwéiguì
物以稀为贵
bā
吧
。
These fashions are limited production, although the price is very expensive, but there are still a lot of people snapping up, this is probably rare and expensive bar.
2
Shēngyìrén
生意人
zuì
最
dǒngde
懂得
wùyǐxīwéiguì
物以稀为贵
de
的
dàoli
道理
,
suǒyǐ
所以
wǎngwǎng
往往
táigāo
抬高
xīquē
稀缺
shāngpǐn
商品
de
的
jiàqian
价钱
。
Businessmen know best the truth that things are scarce and expensive, so they tend to raise the price of scarce goods.
3
Wùyǐxīwéiguì
物以稀为贵
,
xiànzài
现在
shìchǎng
市场
shàng
上
kě
可
gōng
供
kāifā
开发
de
的
tǔdì
土地
yuèláiyuè
越来越
shǎo
少
le
了
,
jiàgé
价格
jiù
就
bìrán
必然
huì
会
shàngshēng
上升
。
Things are scarce and expensive, and now there is less and less land available for development on the market, and prices are bound to rise.