raise prices; jack up prices; hike prices
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to raise prices; to jack up prices; to hike prices (of goods)
Usually refers to sellers deliberately raising commodity prices to gain excessive profit. The term can take the -r suffix (抬价儿) in spoken Chinese.
Shāng商
jiā家
zài在
jié节
rì日
qī期
jiān间
tái抬
jià价
。
Merchants raise prices during the holiday season.
Bù不
xǔ许
suí随
biàn便
tái抬
jià价
。
Do not raise prices arbitrarily.
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Tā他
men们
zài在
wàng旺
jì季
tái抬
jià价
xiāo销
shòu售
。
They sell at raised prices during the peak season.
Xiǎo小
fàn贩
tái抬
jiàr价
mài儿
shuǐ卖
guǒ水
果
。
The street vendor jacks up prices to sell fruit.