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投机 tóujī

投机 tóujī Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 投机 tóujī .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tóujī | tou2 ji1
English translation
to speculate (on financial markets)
opportunistic
congenial
agreeable

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Traditional form

投機

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 投机 tóujī

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tóu

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and shū represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

shū

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

扌殳

Number of Strokes

7

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

木几

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 投机 tóujī

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暗通关节 guān jié ,钻营 zuān yíng 投机 tóujī jìn le 委员会 wěi yuán huì .

He bribed himself onto the committee.

gǎo 商业 shāngyè 投机 tóujī bèi rén piàn 1000美元 Měi yuán .

He was chiseled out of one thousand dollars in business speculation.

还有 hái yǒu zhǒng 投机 tóujī 分子 fèn zǐ ,人称 rén chēng 卖空 mài kōng zhě ”.

There is also a group of speculators known as'short sellers. "

总统 zǒngtǒng 坚持 jiānchí shuì 如此 rú cǐ zuò shì 出于 chū yú 同情 tóngqíng ér 不是 bú shi 为了 wèile 投机 tóujī

The president insisted that he was acting out of compassion, not opportunism.

亲口 qīn kǒu 承认 chéngrèn 自己 zìjǐ zài 佛罗里达 Fú luó lǐ dá 从事 cóngshì 房地产 fáng dì chǎn 投机 tóujī 生意 shēngyì shí táo 过税

By his own admission, he evaded taxes as a Florida real-estate speculator.

投机 tóujī Decomposition

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投机 tóujī Compounds

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