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.
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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.
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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.

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