Definition & Meaning

1.decline in price; dip in price

2.lower (or lose) one's dignity; lose one's social status

Word usage

diào jià

掉 价

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1
v.decline in price; dip in price
- bō cài jià gé diào jià le
  菠菜价格掉价了。
  The price of spinach has dropped.
- diàn shì jī diào jià le
  电视机掉价了。
  The price of TV sets fell.
- tóu zī rén dān xīn jià gé zài sì gè yuè hòu jiāng huì diào jià dào wǔ měi jīn
  投资人担心价格在四个月后将会掉价到五美金。
  The investor worries that the price will drop in the next four months.
antonym
zhǎng jià涨价
2
v.metalower (or lose) one's dignity; lose one's social status
- lǎo shī gàn nà zhǒng shì tài diào jià le
  老师干那种事太掉价了。
  It was quite degrading for a teacher to have done such a thing.
- tā shǐ wǒ men dà jiā diào jià
  他使我们大家掉价。
  He cheapens us all.

Word usage

Separable word
"掉" and "价" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 你这样的行为真是掉了自己的价。
  You really disgrace yourself for such a behavior.
- 这类产品始终都没有掉过价。
  This kind of product has never dropped in price.

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