overcharge; rip off; fleece
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to overcharge; to rip off; to fleece (customers)
Commonly used in contexts involving tourism, dining, transportation, or shopping where vendors charge exorbitant prices. Often carries a negative, critical tone.
Yǒu有
de的
dǎo导
yóu游
hé和
shāng商
jiā家
chuàn串
tōng通
qǐ起
lái来
zǎi宰
kè客
。
Some tour guides collude with merchants to rip off tourists.
Nà那
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
zhuān专
mén门
zǎi宰
kè客
，
jià价
gé格
guì贵
de得
lí离
pǔ谱
。
That restaurant specializes in ripping off customers; the prices are ridiculously high.
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Jǐng景
qū区
lǐ里
yǒu有
xiē些
xiǎo小
shāng商
fàn贩
huì会
zǎi宰
wài外
dì地
yóu游
kè客
。
Some vendors in the scenic area will overcharge out-of-town tourists.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
yán严
lì厉
dǎ打
jī击
zǎi宰
kè客
xíng行
wéi为
。
We must crack down hard on the practice of overcharging customers.