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đầu cơ

Pronunciation Northern /ɗə̤w˨˩ kəː˧˧/ Central /ɗəw˧˧ kəː˧˥/ Southern /ɗəw˨˩ kəː˧˧/
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speculate
Verb
speculate
3 senses 2 Components
Meaning
3 senses

Verb

Sense 1 Verb
to speculate Money, Insurance & TaxTheme

This verb refers to the act of engaging in risky business transactions to profit from price fluctuations.

vi Họ đang đầu cơ vào thị trường bất động sản.

en They are speculating in the real estate market.

Sense 2 Verb
to seize an opportunity

To take advantage of circumstances or opportunities for personal gain.

vi Anh ta đầu cơ tình hình rối ren để trục lợi.

en He took advantage of the chaotic situation for personal gain.

Adjective

Sense 3 Adjective
speculative

This adjective describes something based on conjecture or assumption rather than known facts.

vi Đây chỉ là một kết luận mang tính đầu cơ.

en This is just a speculative conclusion.

Parts
đầu / cơ / 投機
Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
投機
Candidates by syllable
đầu
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
đâu có / speculate / speculate
Use
đầu cơ tích trữ / con trâu là đầu cơ nghiệp / bắt đầu / đầu tư …
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