Definition
This is a four-character idiom (成语) that describes the act of hoarding goods—especially scarce or essential items—in order to drive up prices and profit from a crisis or shortage. It has a strong negative connotation, often used to criticize profiteering or manipulation of markets. You can use it as a subject or object, or after the verb '搞' in casual speech.
f.e.
to hoard goods and corner the market (for profiteering)
Examples
- ,囤积居奇。Zhànzhēng qījiān, yìxiē shāngrén kào tún jī jū qí fā le hèngcái.During the war, some businessmen profiteered by hoarding and cornering the market.
- 囤积居奇。Zhèngfǔ yánlì dǎjí yìqíng qījiān de tún jī jū qí xíngwéi.The government cracks down hard on hoarding and market manipulation during the epidemic.
- 囤积居奇，。Tāmen lìyòng wùzī duǎnquē de jīhuì tún jī jū qí, yǐnqǐ gōngfèn.They took advantage of the material shortage to hoard and corner the market, arousing public anger.
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