哄抬 (hōng) — to drive up (prices, usually by illegal or unethical means)
Definition
哄抬 means colluding to drive prices up illegally or unscrupulously. It is almost always used about prices (哄抬价格/物价), never general prices or values rising on their own.
verb
to drive up (prices, usually by illegal or unethical means)
Examples
- 哄抬。Zhèng fǔ yán lì dǎ jī hōng wù jià de xíng wéi.The government severely cracks down on the act of driving up prices.
- 哄抬，。Zhè xiē shāng jiā lián hé hōng jià gé, sǔn hài le xiāo fèi zhě lì yì.These merchants colluded to drive up prices, harming consumers' interests.
- ，哄抬。Yì qíng qī jiān, rèn hé hōng wù jià de xíng wéi dōu huì shòu dào chǔ fá.During the pandemic, any act of driving up prices will be punished.
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