Definition
打落 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to ask about the price of goods without intending to buy it' — it's a colloquial, distinctly negative term describing window-shopping or price-checking behavior that wastes the seller's time. The verb 打 and the object 落 can split: you can insert 过, 了, or a measure word between them, e.g. 打过落, 打了一次落. This is a northern Chinese colloquialism and should not be used in formal writing.
v.o./r.v.
(colloquial) to ask the price of merchandise without any intention to buy
Examples
- 打落，。Tā měi cì lái dōu zhǐshì dá, cónglái bù mǎi.Every time he comes, he just asks about prices without buying anything.
- ，。Wǒ guàng le yí xiàwǔ, dǎ le sān cì luò.I window-shopped all afternoon and asked about prices three times without buying.
- 打落，。Bié dá le, xǐhuan jiù mǎi ba.Don't just ask about prices — if you like it, buy it.
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