炒作
chǎo zuò
Pinyin

Definition

炒作
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chǎo zuò
  1. to hype
  2. to promote (in the media)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

作
zuō
  1. 1 worker
  2. 2 workshop
  3. 3 (slang) troublesome
  4. 4 high-maintenance (person)
作品
zuò pǐn
  1. 1 work (of art)
  2. 2 opus
  3. 3 classifier: 部 bù
  4. 4 classifier: 篇 piān
作业
zuò yè
  1. 1 school assignment
  2. 2 homework
  3. 3 work
  4. 4 task
  5. 5 operation
  6. 6 classifier: 个 gè
  7. 7 to operate
作为
zuò wéi
  1. 1 one's conduct
  2. 2 deed
  3. 3 activity
  4. 4 accomplishment
  5. 5 achievement
  6. 6 to act as
  7. 7 as (in the capacity of)
  8. 8 qua
  9. 9 to view as
  10. 10 to look upon (sth as)
  11. 11 to take sth to be
作用
zuò yòng
  1. 1 to act on
  2. 2 to affect
  3. 3 action
  4. 4 function
  5. 5 activity
  6. 6 impact
  7. 7 result
  8. 8 effect
  9. 9 purpose
  10. 10 intent
  11. 11 to play a role
  12. 12 corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization
  13. 13 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (20)

以身作则
yǐ shēn zuò zé
  1. 1 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
作威作福
zuò wēi zuò fú
  1. 1 tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people
作茧自缚
zuò jiǎn zì fù
  1. 1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
  2. 2 hoist by his own petard
作鸟兽散
zuò niǎo shòu sàn
  1. 1 lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to head off in various directions
  3. 3 to flee helter-skelter
俾夜作昼
bǐ yè zuò zhòu
  1. 1 lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
  2. 2 work especially hard

Sample Sentences

有一间公司的股票涨得很快，但是要小心“螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后”，这可能只是一时的炒作而已。
yǒu yī jiān gōngsī de gǔpiào zhǎng de hěn kuài ，dànshì yào xiǎoxīn “tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu ”，zhè kěnéng zhǐshì yīshí de chǎozuò éryǐ 。
One company's stock increases fast. But beware of the potential danger. This might only be a short-term hype.
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但我就是看不惯包装、炒作过的慈善。就像你刚才说的，做慈善的确是要用心的，不是捐钱就了事。要不怎么有人叫慈善家呢？
dàn wǒ jiùshì kàn bu guàn bāozhuāng 、chǎozuò guò de císhàn 。jiù xiàng nǐ gāngcái shuō de ，zuò císhàn díquè shì yào yòng xīn de ，bù shì juānqián jiù liǎoshì 。yàobu zěnme yǒurén jiào císhànjiā ne ？
But I just can't stomach packaged, hyped charity. It's like you just said, being charitable definitely requires that kind of heart. You can't just give some money and be done with it. Otherwise, how could there be people called philanthropists?
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要我说啊，这样搞就是为了吸引眼球，利用民众对性的好奇心来进行商业炒作。
yào wǒ shuō ā ，zhèyàng jiùshì wèile xīyǐn yǎnqiú ，lìyòng mínzhòng duì xìng de hàoqíxīn lái jìnxíng shāngyè chǎozuò 。
If you ask me, it's all just to attract attention, taking advantage of the public's curiosity about sex to make money.
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这个明星有很多绯闻，事实是这些都是炒作。
zhè ge míngxīng yǒu hěn duō fēiwén ，shìshí shì zhèxiē dōu shì chǎozuò 。
This celebrity has had many sex scandals. The truth is that they were all media hype.
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一个比特币？这么贵！涨这么多！暴利啊！用比特币能买东西吗，这完全是在炒作吧？
yī gè bǐtèbì ？zhème guì ！zhǎng zhème duō ！bàolì a ！yòng bǐtèbì néng mǎi dōngxi ma ，zhè wánquán shì zài chǎozuò ba ？
One bit coin? That's so expensive! It's so inflated. It's a windfall! Using Bitcoin can you buy a lot of things? Is it all speculation?
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他们人气这么高跟网络时代和市场经济也有关系。现在获取知识和发表作品都很容易，再加上媒体炒作和出版社追捧，很快就名利双收了。只怕成名容易，潜力不足。
tāmen rénqì zhème gāo gēn wǎngluò shídài hé shìchǎng jīngjì yě yǒu guānxi 。xiànzài huòqǔ zhīshi hé fābiǎo zuòpǐn dōu hěn róngyì ，zài jiāshang méitǐ chǎozuò hé chūbǎnshè zhuīpěng ，hěn kuài jiù mínglìshuāngshōu le 。zhǐ pà chéngmíng róngyì ，qiánlì bùzú 。
There being so much buzz about them is also related to the age of the internet and this market economy. Right now, acquiring knowledge and getting your literature out there is easy. On top of that, there's attention from the media and support from publishing companies. People can get rich and famous quickly. The fear is that becoming famous easily doesn't mean they have enough real potential.
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不少人在炒作这种竞争。但是平心而论，中国在IT业和印度，还是有很大的差距。中国可以从印度那儿学到许多宝贵的经验。其实不管在什么领域，印度和中国不应该是你死我活的对手，亚洲和世界有空间也有必要让这两个国家共同发展。
bùshǎo rén zài chǎozuò zhèzhǒng jìngzhēng 。dànshì píngxīn érlùn ，Zhōngguó zài IT yè hé Yìndù ，hái shì yǒu hěn dà de chājù 。Zhōngguó kěyǐ cóng yìndù nàr xuédào xǔduō bǎoguì de jīngyàn 。qíshí bùguǎn zài shénme lǐngyù ，Yìndù hé Zhōngguó bù yīnggāi shì nǐsǐwǒhuó de duìshǒu ，Yàzhōu hé shìji�� yǒu kōngjiān yě yǒu bìyào ràng zhè liǎng ge guójiā gòngtóng fāzhǎn 。
A lot of people are hyping this competition. But to be fair, there's still a big gap between China and India in the IT field. China can get a lot of valuable knowledge from India's experiences. Actually, regardless of the field, India and China shouldn't be arch-enemies. There's enough room, and a real need, for these two countries to develop together in Asia and the world.
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我看这些都是电影为了票房而炒作的。
wǒ kàn zhèxiē dōushì diànyǐng wèile piàofáng ér chǎozuò de 。
That's all just hype to get people to the box office.
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