"trade down" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 以更便宜的東西交換
• 降級消費

Definition

把你擁有的東西換成更便宜或更不值錢的東西，通常是為了省錢。常用於汽車、房子等財產。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於消費情境，比如 'trade down to a smaller car'，強調主動選擇降級。和 '賣掉' 或 '交換' 不同，重點是接受更低價值。很少用於抽象概念。

Examples

They decided to trade down and buy a smaller house.

他們決定**以更便宜的東西交換**，買個更小的房子。

I want to trade down my expensive phone for something simpler.

我想**以更便宜的東西交換**我的高價手機，換個普通點的。

After losing his job, he had to trade down to a used car.

失業後，他不得不**以更便宜的東西交換**，買輛二手車。

With prices going up, more people are choosing to trade down instead of buying luxury goods.

隨著物價上漲，越來越多人選擇**以更便宜的東西交換**而不是買奢侈品。

We finally decided to trade down to a smaller apartment to save on rent.

我們終於決定**以更便宜的東西交換**，搬到一間更小的公寓省房租。

Sometimes you have to trade down to get your finances back on track.

有時你得**以更便宜的東西交換**，才能恢復經濟狀況。