掉价 (diào jià) — (of prices) to drop, to go down in price; (colloquial) to lower oneself (socially), to lose face
Definition
A verb with two distinct senses: literal '(prices) drop', and colloquial 'to lose face / lower oneself socially' (e.g., doing something beneath one's dignity). The second sense is HSK 7 and far less common than plain 降价.
verb
(of prices) to dropto go down in price(colloquial) to lower oneself (socially)to lose face
Examples
- 掉价。Zuì jìn hěn duō shāng pǐn dōu diào jià le.Many products have dropped in price recently.
- ，。Zhè jiàn yī fu diào le yí cì jià, xiàn zài hěn pián yi.This piece of clothing dropped in price once, now it's very cheap.
- ，掉价。Wèi le qián zuò zhè zhǒng shì, tài diào jià le.Doing this kind of thing for money is really beneath oneself.
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