If you want to buy something at the market in China, you should remember that you can buy it at least half the initial price if you know how.

如果你想在中国市场上买东西，你应该记住：只要你知道如何砍价，你至少可以买到开价的一半价格的物品。

1. Look around the market and choose what you want to buy. To ask what something is in Chinese, ask what’s this, or ’Zhe shi shenme?’

一、环顾市场四周找到你要买的东西，然后用中文问：“这是什么?”

2. Ask the price. Even if you think the price is cheap, it’s not. If you look like a foreigner, the vendor will automatically offer a price several times greater than the price offered to locals. You should pretend to be surprised or outraged.

二、问价：即便你认为价格便宜，也不要表现出来。如果你看上去就像个老外，小贩们会很自然地给你一个比给当地人贵好几倍的价格，你应该假装很惊讶或是很气愤。

3.Offer 1/5 the price. They might be angry or pretend not to want to sell it.

三、还一个五分之一的价格——他们也许会生气或者是假装不想卖给你。

4.Don’t worry. Just leave. They will call you and offer a middle price.

四、不要担心，就此离开——他们会叫住你给你一个半价。

5.Offer the same price one more time. They might offer a lower price than before.

五、再一次坚持你先前给出的价格——他们可能会给你一个比半价更低的价格。

6.Do it again and again. You could offer a little higher price. After the haggling you should be able to buy it at half off, or more, of the first price.

六、如此这般一次次还价——你可以还一个稍高点的价格。经过几次讨价还价你就可以买到其开价的一半、甚至更低价格的东西。