How do you say "I'll charge you five less" in Simplified Chinese?

"I'll charge you five less" in Simplified Chinese is "给你少收五块". This phrase is commonly used in China.

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How to Say ‘I'll charge you five less’ in Simplified Chinese

Q: What does "给你少收五块" mean in English?

"给你少收五块" means "I'll charge you five less" in English. Usage tip: In [给你少收五块], [少 + verb + amount] means doing that action by a smaller amount: here, charging five less. You can reuse it with other amounts, like [少算两块] for "count two yuan less."

给你少收五块

gěi nǐ shǎo shōu wǔ kuài

[gay nee shaow show woo kwye]

💬 Usage Tip: In [给你少收五块], [少 + verb + amount] means doing that action by a smaller amount: here, charging five less. You can reuse it with other amounts, like [少算两块] for "count two yuan less."

Phrase Breakdown

给你

gěi nǐ

for you; to you

Here it means the speaker is doing something for the listener.

Example

我给你留着。

I’ll keep it for you.

Words in this phrase

给

gěi

[gay]

give; for; to

Here 给 means 'to' or 'for you,' as in doing something for the other person.

Example

这次我给你少收五块。

This time I’ll charge you five kuai less.

你

nǐ

[nee]

you

The informal singular 'you,' commonly used in everyday conversation with a driver or passenger.

Example

我给你少收五块，可以吗？

I’ll charge you five kuai less, okay?

少收

shǎo shōu

charge less

Means to take less money than the original amount.

Example

我少收你十块。

I’ll charge you 10 yuan less.

Words in this phrase

少

shǎo

[shaow]

less; fewer

Used before a verb here to mean doing something by a smaller amount, such as charging less money.

Example

师傅说给你少收五块。

The driver said he would charge you five kuai less.

收

shōu

[show]

charge; collect (money)

In payment contexts, 收 means to receive or charge money from someone.

Example

今天我不给你多收，只少收五块。

Today I won’t overcharge you; I’ll just charge you five kuai less.

五块

wǔ kuài

five yuan

五块 is a spoken way to say 5 yuan.

Example

这个只要五块。

This only costs five yuan.

Words in this phrase

五

wǔ

[woo]

five

The number five, often used with 块 to talk about money in spoken Chinese.

Example

他答应给你少收五块。

He agreed to charge you five kuai less.

块

kuài

[kwye]

kuai; yuan (informal money unit)

A casual spoken word for yuan, very common in price and fare discussions.

Example

他说给你少收五块，已经很客气了。

He said he’d charge you five kuai less; that’s already quite polite.

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