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  <p>Trade-off <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade-off" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade-off</a></p>
  
  <p><em>1 : a balancing of factors all of which are not attainable at the same time</em></p>
  
  <p><em>2 : a giving up of one thing in return for another : exchange</em></p>
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<p>Trade-off as a noun is 代價 in both  Cantonese and Mandarin ('trade-off' basically means "in exchange" )</p>

<p>Example: </p>

<p>"Thicken the armor would provide better protection, but the <strong>trade-off</strong> is your speed would slow down."</p>

<p>"加厚护甲会提供更好的保护，但<strong>代價</strong>是你的速度会减慢。"</p>

<p>You can use "作為交換" (in exchange) instead of "代價是" e.g. "加厚护甲会提供更好的保护，但<strong>作為交換</strong>, 你的速度会减慢。"</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>I don't think you will find one Chinese equivalent for trade-off. In English you could also use disadvantage, downside, drawback, handicap, problem, weak point, trouble, nuisance, flaw. </p>

<p>I like 权衡 but I would not limit myself to that for a translation.</p>

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Pedroski
<p>The word <strong>tradeoff</strong> is not listed in Google nor in CantoDict.</p>

<p>Is it 折衷?</p>

<ol>
<li><p>What's the Cantonese translation?</p></li>
<li><p>What's the Mandarin translation?</p></li>
</ol>

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How to say tradeoff in Cantonese and Mandarin?
# How to say tradeoff in Cantonese and Mandarin?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-22)

The word **tradeoff** is not listed in Google nor in CantoDict.

Is it 折衷?

1. What's the Cantonese translation?
2. What's the Mandarin translation?

**Tags:** mandarin, cantonese


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-11-22. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

> Trade-off <https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade-off>
>
> *1 : a balancing of factors all of which are not attainable at the same time*
>
> *2 : a giving up of one thing in return for another : exchange*

Trade-off as a noun is 代價 in both Cantonese and Mandarin ('trade-off' basically means "in exchange" )

Example:

"Thicken the armor would provide better protection, but the **trade-off** is your speed would slow down."

"加厚护甲会提供更好的保护，但**代價**是你的速度会减慢。"

You can use "作為交換" (in exchange) instead of "代價是" e.g. "加厚护甲会提供更好的保护，但**作為交換**, 你的速度会减慢。"


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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-11-22. Score: 1

I don't think you will find one Chinese equivalent for trade-off. In English you could also use disadvantage, downside, drawback, handicap, problem, weak point, trouble, nuisance, flaw.

I like 权衡 but I would not limit myself to that for a translation.


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