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    Expressing "speculative" with 投机 (tóujī)

    Description & Modification

    Structure

    投机 + 交易/Noun

    Explanation

    投机 (tóujī) means "speculative," often used in financial contexts to describe risky trading or investment behavior motivated by short-term profit. It can also carry a negative connotation of opportunism.

    Examples

    • 投机行为会增加市场的风险。

      tóujī xíngwéi huì zēngjiā shìchǎng de fēngxiǎn.

      Speculative behavior increases market risk.

    • 他靠投机炒房赚了不少钱。

      tā kào tóujī chǎofáng zhuànle bù shǎo qián.

      He made a lot of money through speculative property flipping.

    • 政府出台政策打击投机交易。

      zhèngfǔ chūtái zhèngcè dǎjī tóujī jiāoyì.

      The government introduced policies to crack down on speculative trading.

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