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行情

hángqíng

market conditions; current price trend

A vendor with a scale at a vegetable stall
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Characters in this word

行 xíng

Strokes
6
Radical
行 — to go, to walk, to move
Made of
彳 to step with the left foot 亍 to take small steps
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

情 qíng

Strokes
11
Radical
忄 — heart
Made of
忄 heart 青 blue, green
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 情

Example phrases

  • 近期原材料行情波动明显,企业不得不重新核算成本。 Jìnqī yuáncáiliào hángqíng bōdòng míngxiǎn, qǐyè bùdébù chóngxīn hésuàn chéngběn. Recently, raw-material market conditions have fluctuated noticeably, forcing companies to recalculate costs.
  • 买房子以前,最好先了解一下当地的行情。 Mǎi fángzi yǐqián, zuì hǎo xiān liǎojiě yíxià dāngdì de hángqíng. Before buying a home it's best to learn the local market prices.
  • 这几天菜价上涨,行情很不稳定。 Zhè jǐ tiān cài jià shàngzhǎng, hángqíng hěn bù wěndìng. Vegetable prices have risen these days and the market is unstable.

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