哄抬 hōng tái

to artificially inflate; to bid up (the price)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 45311th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to artificially inflate
  2. 2. to bid up (the price)

Characters

Character Meaning
哄 hōng HSK 6
to roar (as a crowd); roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub
抬 tái HSK 4
to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry