買空賣空 mǎi kōng mài kōng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to speculate
  2. to play the market
  3. (fig.) to sell hot air
  4. to swindle people by posing as a reputable operator

CHARACTERS

買 mǎi buy, purchase; bribe, persuade
空 kōng
HSK 3
empty, hollow, bare, deserted
賣 mài sell; betray; show off
空 kōng
HSK 3
empty, hollow, bare, deserted