chǎo zuò
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  • 1

    v.hype; sensationalize; enhance the popularity (of somebody/something) by media hype

    • méi jiè chǎo zuò

      媒介炒作

      media hype

    • è yì chǎo zuò

      恶意炒作

      publicize sth viciously

    • jīng guò yī fān chǎo zuò zhè wèi gē xīng míng qi dà zhèn

      经过一番炒作歌星名气

      The pop star became widely known after much media hype.

  • 2

    v.make profits through speculation

    • fán yǒu lì yòng yín háng chāi jiè zī jīn chǎo zuò gǔ piào de zhǔ bàn háng zhǎng yī lǜ chè zhí bìng diào lí yín háng

      利用银行拆借资金炒作股票主办行长一律撤职调离银行

      If anyone is found to have used the inter-lending fund to make money from stock speculation, the bank president in charge will be removed.