压价 (yā jià) — to force prices down, to drive down the price

Definition

压价 means a buyer actively pushing a seller to lower the price — harder, more deliberate pressure than ordinary 讨价还价 (haggling). The pressure comes from the buyer's side.

verb
to force prices downto drive down the price

Examples

  • 压价，。
    Gù kè yì zhí zài yā jià, dàn diàn zhǔ bù kěn ràng bù.
    The customer kept trying to force the price down, but the shop owner wouldn't budge.
  • ，。
    Tā men yā le bàn tiān jià, zuì hòu yǐ bā zhé chéng jiāo.
    They haggled over the price for a long time and finally closed the deal at 20% off.
  • ，。
    Zhè ge gōng yìng shāng de bào jià tài dī, shí zài yā bú xià lái le.
    This supplier's quote is already too low; it really can't be driven down any further.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

压yāpress down
价jiàprice

压 expresses forcing down and 价 names the price being lowered.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 壓; 压 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔdust
Sound part声符shēngfú
厭
厭yàn壓yā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 壓 is built from 土, dust, and 厭, which gives the sound; 压 is the simplified form of 壓.

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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.

Open 价 →

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