Saturday, March 18, 2006
Quick tip - Just Looking
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If you've been shopping in China, you'll know the frustration of being hassled by the salesperson, when you just want to do a bit of window-shopping. What can you say to make them leave you alone? Try this:
光看不买 - I'm just looking
It literally means 'only look, not buy'. If you tell them this, they will usually ease off with the hard sell, perhaps only occasionally suggesting that the bright orange sweater would look "very beautiful" on you!
If you've been shopping in China, you'll know the frustration of being hassled by the salesperson, when you just want to do a bit of window-shopping. What can you say to make them leave you alone? Try this:
光看不买 - I'm just looking
It literally means 'only look, not buy'. If you tell them this, they will usually ease off with the hard sell, perhaps only occasionally suggesting that the bright orange sweater would look "very beautiful" on you!
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posted by Dan at 12:56 PM
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Hi,I'm a chinese student. And I think it will be a little strange if you say "光看不买" directly to the salesperson. "光看不买" is something that we usually use for a description with complaining.就是带着抱怨语气的评论或者描述。It might mostly due to the word "光”. "我只看不买”will be better. But the best, I think,is "我只是看看，不买。”Just translate the sentence "I'm just looking" literally.
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