哄抬
hōng tái
Pinyin

Definition

哄抬
 - 
hōng tái
  1. to artificially inflate
  2. to bid up (the price)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

hōng
  1. 1 roar of laughter (onom.)
  2. 2 hubbub
  3. 3 to roar (as a crowd)
tái tóu
  1. 1 to raise one's head
  2. 2 to gain ground
  3. 3 account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc
tái gàng
  1. 1 to bicker
  2. 2 to argue for the sake of arguing
  3. 3 to carry on poles (together with sb else)
  4. 4 to carry a coffin on poles
tái qǐ
  1. 1 to lift up
tái gāo
  1. 1 to raise (price etc)

Idioms (3)

一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
  1. 1 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
高抬贵手
gāo tái guì shǒu
  1. 1 to be generous (idiom)
  2. 2 to be magnanimous
  3. 3 Give me a break!