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Usages of piányi
地铁 的 票 不 贵， 公交车 的 票 更 便宜。dìtiě de piào bú guì, gōngjiāochē de piào gèng piányi.
Subway tickets are not expensive; bus tickets are even cheaper.
今天 八 点 半 的 电影 票 比较 便宜， 别 迟到。jīntiān bā diǎn bàn de diànyǐng piào bǐjiào piányi, bié chídào.
Today's eight-thirty movie tickets are relatively cheap; don't be late.
这 家 食堂 的 午饭 比 校园 外面 的 小 饭店 便宜 两 块。Zhè jiā shítáng de wǔfàn bǐ xiàoyuán wàimiàn de xiǎo fàndiàn piányi liǎng kuài.
The lunches in this cafeteria are two yuan cheaper than in the small restaurant outside the campus.
很多 学生 觉得 国内 大学 的 学费 比 出国 留学 便宜。hěnduō xuéshēng juéde guónèi dàxué de xuéfèi bǐ chūguó liúxué piányi.
Many students feel that tuition at domestic universities is cheaper than studying abroad.
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