Chinese word

降价

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiàng jià

Meaning

  • verbbecome cheaper

Example

这家店的手机去年降价了很多。zhè jiā diàn de shǒu jī qù nián jiàng jià le hěn duō

The phones at this store became much cheaper last year.

Illustration for 降价 (become cheaper)

More examples

为了促销，商店把这款鞋降价了，顾客很快就买完了。wèi le cù xiāo shāng diàn bǎ zhè kuǎn xié jiàng jià le gù kè hěn kuài jiù mǎi wán le

To promote sales, the store lowered the price of these shoes, and customers quickly bought them all.

Core concept

A price tag is changed to a lower number, so the same product or service costs less.

Common phrases

  • 降价出售jiàng jià chū shòu

    sell at a lower price

  • 不断降价bú duàn jiàng jià

    keep lowering prices

  • 促销时降价cù xiāo shí jiàng jià

    lower prices during promotions

Similar words

打折dǎ zhé: Offer a product or service for less through a percentage-based discount.
减价jiǎn jià: Cut the price charged for a product, service, or item.
降低jiàng dī: Cause a level, quantity, number, or degree to become lower.
下调xià tiáo: Set a price, rate, standard, or target at a lower level.

Definition in Chinese

价格下降，指商品、服务等的标价降低。jià gé xià jiàng zhǐ shāng pǐn fú wù děng de biāo jià jiàng dī

Word origin

The compound joins 降 (jiàng, "go down") and 价 (jià, "price"), treating a lower price as a downward movement.

Usage tips

  • The subject can be either a seller or a product: a shop can lower prices, while a product can have its price reduced, so Chinese context often supplies who caused the change.

Other meanings

  • lower pricesverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 降价活动jiàng jià huó dòngprice-cutting eventnoun
  • 降价原因jiàng jià yuán yīnreason for a price cutnoun

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