投
机

To speculate (on financial markets) in Chinese: 投机 (tóu jī)

tóu jī

to speculate (on financial markets)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 投機1 example sentence

Definitions

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

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投
机

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

ㄐㄧ

jī

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

投机

Simplified

投機

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我们俩越谈越投机，很快成了朋友。

    wǒ men liǎ yuè tán yuè tóu jī， hěn kuài chéng le péng yǒu。

    The more the two of us talked, the more we hit it off, and we soon became friends.

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Related words

投

tóu

to cast

飞机

fēi jī

airplane

机场

jī chǎng

airport

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

机会

jī huì

opportunity

司机

sī jī

chauffeur

机器

jī qì

machine

投资

tóu zī

investment

机票

jī piào

air ticket

关机

guān jī

to turn off (a machine or device)

开机

kāi jī

to start an engine

相机

xiàng jī

camera (abbr. for 照相机)

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