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哄抬

hōng tái

2-character word

What 哄抬 means

1. to artificially inflate
2. to bid up (the price)

The characters in 哄抬

• 哄hōngroar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd)
• 抬táito lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry

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