投机倒把

Traditional form:

投機倒把

Pinyin (reading):

tóujīdǎobǎ

Definitions:

• to engage in speculation and profiteering

Characters:

• 投 - to pitch, to throw; to bid, to invest
• 机 - desk; machine; moment, opportunity
• 倒 - to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
• 把 - to grasp, to hold; to guard, to take; handle

Traditional characters:

• 投 - to pitch, to throw; to bid, to invest
• 機 - desk; machine; moment, opportunity
• 倒 - to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
• 把 - to grasp, to hold; to guard, to take; handle