"trade down" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 以更便宜的东西交换
• 降级消费

Definition

把你拥有的东西换成更便宜或更不值钱的东西，通常是为了省钱。常用于汽车、房子等财产。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于消费情境，比如 'trade down to a smaller car'，强调主动选择降级。和 '卖掉' 或 '交换' 不同，意思在于接受更低价值。很少用于抽象概念。

Examples

They decided to trade down and buy a smaller house.

他们决定**以更便宜的东西交换**，买个更小的房子。

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

我想**以更便宜的东西交换**我的高价手机，换个普通点的。

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

失业后，他不得不**以更便宜的东西交换**，买辆二手车。

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

随着物价上涨，越来越多的人选择**以更便宜的东西交换**而不是买奢侈品。

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

我们终于决定**以更便宜的东西交换**，搬到一间更小的公寓省房租。

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

有时候你得**以更便宜的东西交换**，才能恢复经济状况。