Chinese word dictionary

哄抬

hōng tái · to artificially inflate; to bid up (the price)

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Word information

Simplified哄抬

Traditional哄抬

Pinyinhōng tái

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

哄hōng

to coax; to beguile, to cheat, to deceive; tumult, uproar

抬tái

to carry, to lift, to raise

How to learn 哄抬

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Words with the same characters

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抬tái

to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry; variant of 抬[tai2]

抬头táitóu

to raise one's head; to look up; (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth; (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc

哄堂大笑hōngtáng-dàxiào

the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)

哄hǒng

to deceive; to coax; to amuse (a child)

起哄qǐhòng

to heckle; rowdy jeering; to create a disturbance