投机倒把

Traditional: 投機倒把

tóu jī dǎo bǎ

Dictionary entry

to engage in speculation and profiteering

What does 投机倒把 mean?

投机倒把 (tóu jī dǎo bǎ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to engage in speculation and profiteering

Character breakdown

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投tóuto throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) · to cast (a ballot)机Jīsurname Ji 倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally · to fail; to go bankrupt 把bǎto hold; to grasp · to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate

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投机倒把

tóu jī dǎo bǎ

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