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减价 (jiǎn jià) — to reduce prices, to mark down

Definition

减价 (jiǎnjià) means a seller lowers a product's price — closer to 'mark down / put on sale' than to 降价, which is the broader, more common word for prices falling (including market drops).

verb
to reduce pricesto mark down

Examples

  • 。
    Zhè ge yuè wǒ men jiǎn le liǎng cì jià.
    We reduced prices twice this month.
  • 减价，。
    Shāng pǐn dōu zài jiǎn jià, xiàn zài mǎi zuì huá suàn.
    The goods are all on sale; it's best value to buy now.
  • 减价，。
    jiǎn jià Hòu, gù kè míng xiǎn duō le.
    After the price reduction, there are noticeably more customers.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

减jiǎnreduce
价jiàprice

减价 means to 减 the 价, lowering the price.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 減; 减 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 減 has 氵, water, and 咸, a seal: sealing off a stream of water lessens its flow. The simplified 减 is a later abbreviation.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
人人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
介
介jiè价jiè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

价 pairs 人 (person) with 介, which gives the sound.

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Marketing & SalesShopping & Errands

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