落脚 (luò jiǎo) — to stop over, to stay temporarily (during a trip)

Definition

落脚 means to stop over or put up somewhere briefly while traveling — the place you rest, not your destination. It is a separable verb: 落一下脚, 落了脚.

verb
to stop overto stay temporarily (during a trip)

Examples

  • 落脚
    Wǒ men chū chāi shí zài yì jiā jiǔ diàn luò jiǎo.
    We stopped over at a hotel during our business trip.
  • Tā lù guò zhè ge chéng shì, zhī luò le yí yè jiǎo.
    He passed through this city and only stayed one night.
  • 落脚
    Nǐ qù shàng hǎi yǒu dì fāng luò jiǎo ma?
    Do you have a place to stay when you go to Shanghai?

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