还坐地起价呢 咋 打不打
“Raising prices on the spot? Are you playing or not?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
咋
“Raising prices on the spot?”
还 坐地起价 呢 咋 打不打
“Raising prices on the spot? Are you playing or not?”
打嘛
“(500 per game) Sure.”
“Stop trying to rip me off—are you taking the fare or not?”
In many smaller cities or during peak travel times in China, unmetered drivers attempt opportunistic price hikes, requiring passengers to push back firmly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
raise the price on the spot / price-gouging
A popular idiom criticizing an opportunist who hikes prices taking advantage of customer vulnerability.
taking a cab/meter or not (or play or not)
Colloquial verb-not-verb question challenging whether the counterparty will proceed.
Marks indignation and points out the unreasonable ongoing behavior of the other party.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Not afraid I'll jack up the price again?”
“If you didn't agree, just don't sign it. Are you trying to jack up the price now?”
“But as soon as they moved things down, they jacked up the price,”
“She's already planning to raise her price on the spot.”
“Why... Why are you sitting here? Yeah, not our usual spot.”
“Stop making noise! You're such a disgrace. Go sit down!”