chǎofáng

炒房

Word · Verb

real estate speculation; house flipping

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to engage in real estate speculation; to flip houses

derogatory

通常指为获取短期利润而非自住目的而频繁买卖商品房的行为。常含贬义,被认为推高房价。

Tā他
guò过
qù去
jǐ几
nián年
kào靠
chǎo炒
fáng房
zhuàn赚
le了
bù不
shǎo少
qián钱
 。

He made a lot of money flipping houses over the past few years.

Zhèng政
fǔ府
chū出
tái台
xīn新
zhèng政
cè策
shì是
wèi为
le了
yì抑
zhì制
chǎo炒
fáng房
xíng行
wéi为
 。

The government introduced new policies to curb real estate speculation.

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Chǎo炒
fáng房
yǒu有
fēng风
xiǎn险
 ,
rù入
shì市
xū需
jǐn谨
shèn慎
 。

House flipping carries risks; caution is needed when entering the market.