hoard for profit; speculate; corner the market
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to hoard rare goods to sell at a profit; to speculate by creating artificial scarcity
formalCommonly used in the set phrase 囤积居奇 (túnjī-jūqí). The word carries a negative connotation of profiteering.
Bù不
fǎ法
shāng商
rén人
tún囤
jī积
jū居
qí奇
，
hōng哄
tái抬
wù物
jià价
。
Unscrupulous merchants hoarded goods to corner the market and drove up prices.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
shí时
qī期
，
yǒu有
rén人
jū居
qí奇
móu牟
lì利
，
fā发
guó国
nàn难
cái财
。
During wartime, some people profited from hoarding and made fortunes out of national calamity.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
yán严
lì厉
dǎ打
jī击
tún囤
jī积
jū居
qí奇
de的
xíng行
wéi为
。
The government is cracking down severely on hoarding and speculation.
Tā他
dà大
liàng量
shōu收
gòu购
liáng粮
shi食
，
yì意
tú图
jū居
qí奇
。
He purchased large quantities of grain with the intention of hoarding it for profit.