没着落

沒著落

méizhuóluò

phrase

Meanings

1 to be unsettled
2 to have no result yet
3 to lack a definite outcome (job, money, plan)

Characters

to land; to settle

to fall; to come to rest

Examples

毕业半年了,工作还没着落。

Bìyè bàn nián le, gōngzuò hái méi zhuóluò.

It's been half a year since graduation and the job situation is still unsettled.

钱的事还没着落,别提结婚了。

Qián de shì hái méi zhuóluò, bié tí jiéhūn le.

The money issue isn't resolved yet — forget about marriage.

Tips

usage

着落 means a definite landing place — for jobs, funding, or responsibility, the place where things 'come to rest'. 没着落 = something is still up in the air. Note 着 here is 'zhuó', not 'zhe' or 'zháo'.

Stroke Order

没 méi

着 zhe

落 luò