炒股 (chǎo gǔ) — to speculate in stocks, to trade stocks for short-term profit
Definition
炒股 means 'to speculate/trade stocks' for short-term gain — used as a verb phrase. The 单字 炒 also covers food (stir-fry) and hype (炒新闻), so context disambiguates; 投机 is more literary and generalizes to any market speculation.
verb
to speculate in stocksto trade stocks for short-term profit
Examples
- ，。Tā chǎo guò gǔ, dàn méi zhuàn dào qián.He speculated in stocks but didn't make money.
- 炒股。Zuì jìn hěn duō rén dōu zài chǎo gǔ.Recently many people are trading stocks.
- 炒股。chǎo gǔ Xū yào yí dìng de zhī shi hé jīng yàn.Stock speculation requires certain knowledge and experience.
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