Meaning of 哄抬
哄抬 means to drive up (prices) artificially; to jack up prices. Pronounced hōng tái.
- to drive up (prices) artificially; to jack up prices
Definitions & Examples
Yī一
xiē些
bù不
fǎ法
shāng商
fàn贩
tún囤
jī积
jū居
qí奇
，
hōng哄
tái抬
wù物
jià价
。
Some unscrupulous vendors hoard goods to create scarcity and drive up prices.
Yì疫
qíng情
qī期
jiān间
，
yán严
jìn禁
hōng哄
tái抬
kǒu口
zhào罩
jià价
gé格
。
During the pandemic, jacking up the price of masks is strictly prohibited.
Tóu投
zī资
zhě者
yào要
jǐng警
tì惕
shì市
chǎng场
bèi被
è恶
yì意
hōng哄
tái抬
de的
fēng风
xiǎn险
。
Investors should beware of the risk of the market being artificially driven up with malicious intent.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
è恶
yì意
hōng哄
tái抬
xíng行
wéi为
rǎo扰
luàn乱
le了
zhèng正
cháng常
de的
shì市
chǎng场
zhì秩
xù序
。
This kind of malicious price-jacking disrupts normal market order.