投机
tóu jī
Pinyin

Definition

投机
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tóu jī
  1. to speculate (on financial markets)
  2. opportunistic
  3. congenial
  4. agreeable

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

投票
tóu piào
  1. 1 to vote
  2. 2 vote
意气相投
yì qì xiāng tóu
  1. 1 congenial
投
tóu
  1. 1 to cast
  2. 2 to send
  3. 3 to throw oneself (into the river etc)
  4. 4 to seek refuge
  5. 5 to place oneself into the hands of
投入
tóu rù
  1. 1 to throw into
  2. 2 to put into
  3. 3 to throw oneself into
  4. 4 to participate in
  5. 5 to invest in
  6. 6 absorbed
  7. 7 engrossed
投稿
tóu gǎo
  1. 1 to submit articles for publication
  2. 2 to contribute (writing)
投诉
tóu sù
  1. 1 complaint
  2. 2 to complain
  3. 3 to register a complaint (esp. as a customer)
投资
tóu zī
  1. 1 investment
  2. 2 to invest
投资者
tóu zī zhě
  1. 1 investor
相投
xiāng tóu
  1. 1 agreeing with one another
  2. 2 congenial
一举手一投足
yī jǔ shǒu yī tóu zú
  1. 1 every little move
  2. 2 every single movement
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
  1. 1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
公投
gōng tóu
  1. 1 referendum
  2. 2 abbr. for 公民投票[gōng mín tóu piào]
北投
Běi tóu
  1. 1 Beitou or Peitou district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tái běi shì], Taiwan
南投
Nán tóu
  1. 1 Nantou city and county in central Taiwan
南投县
Nán tóu xiàn
  1. 1 Nantou county in central Taiwan
情投意合
qíng tóu yì hé
  1. 1 to have an affinity with each other (idiom)
  2. 2 to find each other congenial
投中
tóu zhòng
  1. 1 to hit the target with one's throw
  2. 2 (basketball) to score
投保
tóu bǎo
  1. 1 to take out insurance
  2. 2 to insure
投保人
tóu bǎo rén
  1. 1 policy holder
  2. 2 insured person
投其所好
tóu qí suǒ hào
  1. 1 to adapt to sb's taste
  2. 2 to fit sb's fancy

Idioms (18)

五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
  1. 1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
情投意合
qíng tóu yì hé
  1. 1 to have an affinity with each other (idiom)
  2. 2 to find each other congenial
投井下石
tóu jǐng xià shí
  1. 1 to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
投桃报李
tóu táo bào lǐ
  1. 1 toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
  2. 2 to exchange gifts
  3. 3 Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
投机倒把
tóu jī dǎo bǎ
  1. 1 speculation and profiteering (idiom); buying and selling on speculation
投石问路
tóu shí wèn lù
  1. 1 lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to test the waters
投笔从戎
tóu bǐ cóng róng
  1. 1 to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
  2. 2 to join the military (esp. of educated person)
投缳自缢
tóu huán zì yì
  1. 1 to hang oneself (idiom)
投袂而起
tóu mèi ér qǐ
  1. 1 lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get excited and move to action
投鞭断流
tóu biān duàn liú
  1. 1 arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
  1. 1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
  2. 2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
明珠暗投
míng zhū àn tóu
  1. 1 to cast pearls before swine (idiom)
  2. 2 not to get proper recognition for one's talents
病急乱投医
bìng jí luàn tóu yī
  1. 1 lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom); fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis
举手投足
jǔ shǒu tóu zú
  1. 1 one's every movement (idiom)
  2. 2 comportment
  3. 3 gestures
话不投机
huà bù tóu jī
  1. 1 the conversation is disagreeable (idiom)
话不投机半句多
huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō
  1. 1 when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion (idiom)
走投无路
zǒu tóu wú lù
  1. 1 to be at an impasse (idiom)
  2. 2 in a tight spot
  3. 3 at the end of one's rope
  4. 4 desperate
飞蛾投火
fēi é tóu huǒ
  1. 1 lit. like a moth flying into the fire (idiom); fig. to choose a path to certain destruction

Sample Sentences

哦，我这人求快心切，再说了这时代日新月异的，难免让人想投机取巧，那这一万小时是个什么概念啊？
ò ，wǒ zhè rén qiúkuàixīnqiè ，zàishuō le zhè shídài rìxīnyuèyì de ，nánmiǎn ràngrén xiǎng tóujī qǔ qiǎo ，nà zhè yīwàn xiǎoshí shì gè shénme gàiniàn ā ？
Oh, I'm quite a perfectionist and this is an era of rapid change, so of course I'm eager to seize every opportunity. So what's the idea behind these 10,000 hours?
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哎！和你讲话真是话不投机半句多，邮差怎么了？行万里路的邮差也比一个读了圣贤书却不懂得人情世故的酸文人强。
āi ！hé nǐ jiǎnghuà zhēn shì huà bù tóujī bàn jù duō ，yóuchāi zěnmele ？xíng wàn lǐ lù de yóuchāi yě bǐ yī gè dú le shèngxiánshū quèbù dǒngde rénqíng shìgù de suānwénrén qiáng 。
Agh! We really can't see eye to eye on much. What's wrong with postal workers? They would also be better off after travelling 10,000 miles than being fusty old scholars who have read the classics but don't understand the ways of the world.
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听起来蛮有道理的，教我一招最方便有效的吧，虽然我知道您一定在心里默默摇头觉得是投机分子了。
tīng qǐlai mán yǒudàolǐ de ，jiāo wǒ yī zhāo zuì fāngbiàn yǒuxiào de ba ，suīrán wǒ zhīdào nín yīdìng zài xīnli mòmò yáotóu juéde shì tóujīfènzǐ le 。
That sounds really logical. Teach me something really convenient and effective please. Although I know you must be shaking your head to yourself inside thinking I'm such an opportunist.
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你知道我特别注重精神层面的匹配，现代人都特肤浅，只看物质看外表。和那样的人话不投机半句多，不聊也罢。
nǐ zhīdào wǒ tèbié zhùzhòng jīngshén céngmiàn de pǐpèi ，xiàndài rén dōu tè fūqiǎn ，zhī kàn wùzhì kàn wàibiǎo 。hé nàyàng de rén huà bù tóujībànjùduō ，bù liáo yě bà 。
You know how much weight I put on finding a soulmate. Nowadays people are so superficial, they only care about material things and appearance. I can never stand talking to someone like that, better to save my breath.
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原来如此。可是听说现在市场并不景气，中国的股市也受到影响开始暴跌，如果仅仅抱着投机的心态来炒股，当心被套牢啊。
yuánlái rúcǐ 。kěshì tīngshuō xiànzài shìchǎng bìng bù jǐngqì ，Zhōngguó de gǔshì yě shòudào yǐngxiǎng kāishǐ bàodié ，rúguǒ jǐnjǐn bào zhe tóujī de xīntài lái chǎogǔ ，dāngxīn bèi tàoláo ā 。
So that's how it is. But I've heard that the market really isn't so great these days. The Chinese stock market has also started to plummet. But be careful of getting into speculating with nothing but an opportunistic mindset. You could get locked in when prices are too high!
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集资建房能不能成功还是个未知数。我倒觉得，政府想办法多开发点经济适用房才是解决问题的根本途径。市场供求平衡了，投机炒房的现象自然会减少，房地产市场也会逐渐回归理性。
jízī jiànfáng néngbunéng chénggōng hái shì ge wèizhīshù 。wǒ dào juéde ，zhèngfǔ xiǎng bànfǎ duō kāifā diǎn jīngjìshìyòngfáng cái shì jiějué wèntí de gēnběn tújìng 。shìchǎng gōngqiú pínghéng le ，tóujī chǎofáng de xiànxiàng zìrán huì jiǎnshǎo ，fángdìchǎnshìchǎng yě huì zhújiàn huíguī lǐxìng 。
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