ask for an exorbitant price; demand the moon
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to demand an exorbitant price; to ask for the moon; to make excessive material demands
Commonly used in business negotiations, salary discussions, or bargaining contexts. Often carries a negative connotation implying greed or unreasonableness, but can be used neutrally to describe any high asking price.
Zhè这
liàng辆
jiù旧
chē车
gēn根
běn本
bù不
zhí值
qián钱
，
tā他
què却
shī狮
zi子
dà大
kāi开
kǒu口
，
yào要
jià价
wǔ五
wàn万
kuài块
。
This old car isn't worth anything, yet he asked for an exorbitant price of fifty thousand yuan.
Zài在
xīn薪
zī资
tán谈
pàn判
shí时
，
bú不
yào要
shī狮
zi子
dà大
kāi开
kǒu口
，
yào要
gēn根
jù据
shì市
chǎng场
háng行
qíng情
tí提
chū出
hé合
lǐ理
yāo要
qiú求
。
During salary negotiations, don't ask for the moon; make reasonable requests based on market conditions.
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Chéng承
bāo包
shāng商
duì对
zhè这
gè个
xiǎo小
gōng工
chéng程
shī狮
zi子
dà大
kāi开
kǒu口
，
bào报
jià价
bǐ比
yù预
suàn算
gāo高
chū出
sān三
bèi倍
。
The contractor demanded an exorbitant price for this small project, quoting three times the budget.