杀价 (shā jià) — to bargain, to haggle (over a price)
Definition
杀价 (shā jià) is the active, pushy 'haggle' — the buyer pushes the price down hard. Unlike 砍价, it stresses an aggressive squeeze rather than casual back-and-forth.
verb
to bargainto haggle (over a price)
Examples
- ，杀价。Zài tiào zao shì chǎng shàng, gù kè kě yǐ gēn tān zhǔ shā jià.At flea markets, customers can bargain with the vendors.
- ，。Tā gēn lǎo bǎn shā le yí gè xiǎo shí de jià, zuì hòu pián yi le wǔ shí kuài.She haggled with the boss for an hour and finally got fifty yuan off.
- ，杀价。Zhè jiàn yī fu biāo jià tài gāo, nǐ dé shǐ jìn r shā jià.This piece of clothing is priced too high — you have to bargain hard.
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