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

这家店正在减价促销。

Zhèjiā diàn zhèngzài jiǎnjià cùxiāo.

This store is having a discount sale.

这些商品都减价了百分之三十。

Zhèxiē shāngpǐn dōu jiǎnjià le bǎifēnzhīsānshí.

These products have all been discounted by thirty percent.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

减 jiǎn

价 jià