hoard goods; stockpile for speculation
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to hoard; to stockpile; to accumulate goods for speculative purposes
Often implies speculative behavior to profit from future price increases. Commonly used in economic and business contexts. Frequently appears in the idiom 囤积居奇 (tún jī jū qí), meaning to hoard and corner the market.
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 and cornered the market to drive up prices.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
tún囤
jī积
le了
dà大
liàng量
yuán原
cái材
liào料
，
děng等
dài待
zhǎng涨
jià价
。
This company has stockpiled large quantities of raw materials, waiting for prices to rise.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
chū出
tái台
zhèng政
cè策
，
jìn禁
zhǐ止
è恶
yì意
tún囤
jī积
fáng防
yì疫
wù物
zī资
。
The government introduced policies prohibiting the malicious hoarding of epidemic prevention supplies.
Nóng农
mín民
men们
bǎ把
liáng粮
shí食
tún囤
jī积
qǐ起
lái来
，
yǐ以
bèi备
bù不
shí时
zhī之
xū需
。
The farmers stored up grain as a reserve for possible future needs.