chǎo
zuò

HSK 6
verb
business
media

Meaning of 炒作

炒作 means to speculate; to trade frequently for profit; to manipulate (the market); to hype; to promote through exaggerated media publicity. Pronounced chǎo zuò. HSK 6.

  • to speculate; to trade frequently for profit; to manipulate (the market)
  • to hype; to promote through exaggerated media publicity

Definitions & Examples

zài
shì
shàng
pín
fán
chǎo
zuò
 
zhuàn
le
é
rùn
 

He frequently speculated in the stock market and earned huge profits.

Jìn
zhǐ
è
chǎo
zuò
nóng
chǎn
pǐn
jià
 

Malicious speculation on agricultural product prices is prohibited.

Zhè
jiā
gòu
bèi
kòng
gào
chǎo
zuò
huò
 

This institution was accused of speculating in virtual currencies.