待價而沽 dài jià ér gū

to wait for a good offer

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to wait for a good offer
  2. 2. to sell only for a good price (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
待 dài HSK 5
to wait; to treat; to deal with
價 jià
price; value; (chemistry) valence
而 ér HSK 3
and; but (not); (indicates contrast)
沽 gū
to sell; to buy; abbr. for Tianjin 天津tiān jīn (also 津沽jīn gū)