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炒手

Word · Noun

professional hype person; speculator; market manipulator

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun

professional hype person; speculator; market manipulator

neutral

Refers to individuals who artificially inflate prices, reputations, or trends in markets like stocks, real estate, celebrity gossip, or cryptocurrencies to profit from the created hype. Often has a negative connotation.

Zhè这
zhī支
gǔ股
piào票
jià价
gé格
biāo飙
shēng升
 ,
bèi背
hòu后
kě可
néng能
yǒu有
chǎo炒
shǒu手
zài在
cāo操
zòng纵
 。

The price of this stock has soared, possibly manipulated by speculators behind the scenes.

Tā他
shì是
gè个
wǎng网
luò络
hóng红
rén人
de的
mù幕
hòu后
chǎo炒
shǒu手
 ,
hěn很
huì会
zhì制
zào造
huà话
tí题
 。

He is a behind-the-scenes hype person for an internet celebrity, very skilled at creating buzz.

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Zhè这
xiē些
chǎo炒
shǒu手
bǎ把
jiā加
mì密
huò货
bì币
shì市
chǎng场
nòng弄
de得
bō波
dòng动
hěn很
dà大
 。

These speculators have caused great volatility in the cryptocurrency market.

Zài在
yú娱
lè乐
quān圈
 ,
chǎo炒
shǒu手
de的
gōng工
zuò作
jiù就
shì是
bāo包
zhuāng装
hé和
tuī推
guǎng广
yì艺
rén人
 。

In the entertainment industry, a hype person's job is to package and promote celebrities.

Zhèng政
fǔ府
chū出
tái台
le了
xīn新
guī规
dǎ打
jī击
fáng房
dì地
chǎn产
shì市
chǎng场
de的
chǎo炒
shǒu手
xíng行
wéi为
 。

The government introduced new regulations to crack down on speculative activities in the real estate market.