speculator; profiteer
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
speculator; profiteer
neutralRefers to a person who buys and sells goods, stocks, property, etc. in the short term for profit, often contributing to price bubbles. Common in financial and real estate contexts.
Zhè这
xiē些
chǎo炒
jiā家
bǎ把
fáng房
jià价
tái抬
dé得
tài太
gāo高
le了
。
These speculators have driven the housing prices too high.
Gǔ股
piào票
shì市
chǎng场
lǐ里
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
duǎn短
xiàn线
chǎo炒
jiā家
。
There are many short-term speculators in the stock market.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
chū出
tái台
zhèng政
cè策
xiàn限
zhì制
chǎo炒
jiā家
de的
xíng行
wéi为
。
The government introduced policies to restrict the activities of speculators.