跳楼

跳樓

tiàolóu

verb #18,381

Meanings

1 to jump from a building (to commit suicide)
2 (figurative) to sell at a huge discount

Characters

building; floor

Examples

那家店在跳楼大甩卖。

Nà jiā diàn zài tiàolóu dà shuǎimài.

That store is having a massive clearance sale.

跳楼价！全场五折！

Tiàolóujià! Quánchǎng wǔ zhé!

Rock-bottom prices! Everything 50% off!

Tips

usage

跳楼价 (tiàolóujià, 'jump-off-a-building price') is a common advertising phrase meaning drastically reduced prices. The metaphor is that the price has 'jumped off a building.'

Stroke Order

跳 tiào

楼 lóu