掉价

掉價
diàojià
verb #37,158

Meanings

  1. 1 to drop in price
  2. 2 to lose value
  3. 3 to lose face / status

Examples

Zhè zhǒng shǒujī zuìjìn diàojià le.
This phone model has dropped in price recently.
Wèile zhè diǎn xiǎo shì chǎojià, tài diàojià le.
Quarrelling over such a trivial thing is too undignified.

Tips

usage
Two senses: a literal price drop (used cars, electronics) and a figurative loss of dignity ("it would be beneath me"). Tone tells you which: 掉价 about an object = cheaper; about a person = lost face.

Stroke Order

diào
jià