减价

減價

jiǎnjià

verb #13,501

Meanings

1 to cut prices
2 to discount
3 to mark down

Characters

to reduce; to subtract

Examples

HSK 4

这些商品都减价了百分之三十。

Zhèxiē shāngpǐn dōu jiǎnjià le bǎi fēn zhī sānshí.

These products have all been discounted by thirty percent.

HSK 5

这家店正在减价促销。

Zhè jiā diàn zhèngzài jiǎnjià cùxiāo.

This store is having a discount sale.

Tips

usage

减价 emphasizes the act of reducing prices. For the sale event itself, 打折 ('to give a discount') is more colloquial. 减价 sounds slightly more formal or commercial.

Stroke Order

减 jiǎn

价 jià