炒作 [－－]

Jyutping caau2 zok3
Pinyin chǎo zuò

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to hype
  2. to promote (in the media)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    透過​人​為​刻意​操作​製​造​某​種​效果​去​達成​目的​。
    to promote; to boost
    • 呢單新聞都係炒作架啫，未必係真嘅。
      呢单新闻都系炒作架啫，未必系真嘅。
      lei1 daan1 san1 man2 dou1 hai6 caau2 zok3 gaa3 ze1, mei6 bit1 hai6 zan1 ge3.
      This piece of news is just for promotion, it may not be real.
  2. 動詞
    對​未​經核​實​嘅​資​訊​，​加上​冇​實質證​據​嘅​推​測
    to speculate; to venture
    • 香港股票炒作嘅風氣好犀利。
      香港股票炒作嘅风气好犀利。
      The trend of stock speculation is very strong in Hong Kong.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, in media, usually
    to hype; to sensationalise
  2. verb
    to drive up prices
  3. verb
    to speculate
    (syn.) 炒
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #116
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢单新闻都系炒作架啫，未必系真嘅。
    呢單新聞都係炒作架啫，未必係真嘅。
    lei1 daan1 san1 man2 dou1 hai6 caau2 zok3 gaa3 ze1, mei6 bit1 hai6 zan1 ge3.
    • This piece of news is just for promotion, it may not be real.
  2. Cantonese
    香港股票炒作嘅风气好犀利。
    香港股票炒作嘅風氣好犀利。
    • The trend of stock speculation is very strong in Hong Kong.