created sense approved 买空卖空/買空賣空 · mǎikōngmàikōng · to speculate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
买空卖空 / 買空賣空
mǎikōngmàikōng
to speculate
To engage in market speculation, specifically buying or selling stocks, currencies, or futures based on predicted price changes without necessarily owning the physical goods or cash upfront.
买空 (literal) → 买空/買空 · mǎikōng · to buy on margin 卖空 (literal) → 卖空/賣空 · màikōng · to sell short
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created sense approved 买空卖空/買空賣空 · mǎikōngmàikōng · to swindle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
买空卖空 / 買空賣空
mǎikōngmàikōng
to swindle
To cheat people through empty talk or by posing as a reputable business person; to sell hot air or engage in fraudulent schemes.
买空 (literal) → 买空/買空 · mǎikōng · to buy on margin 卖空 (literal) → 卖空/賣空 · màikōng · to sell short
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition