"speculator" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 投机者

Definition

投机者是指主要通过买卖股票、房地产或大宗商品等资产，希望从价格波动中获利、并通常承担较高风险的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于金融和经济领域，语气根据上下文可能中性或带贬义。常与“房地产”、“股市”、“大宗商品”搭配。不要与长期低风险的“投资者”混淆。

Examples

The speculator bought land and sold it three months later for a profit.

**投机者**买下了土地，三个月后高价卖出获利。

A speculator often takes high risks to make quick money.

**投机者**常常为了快速赚钱而承担高风险。

In the stock market, a speculator buys shares hoping the price will go up.

在股市中，**投机者**买股票，希望价格上涨。

Many people blame speculators for driving up housing prices in big cities.

很多人指责**投机者**推高了大城市的房价。

She's not just an investor—she's a real estate speculator always chasing the next big deal.

她不仅是投资者，更是房地产**投机者**，总是在追逐下一个大项目。

When the market crashed, many speculators lost everything overnight.

当市场崩盘时，许多**投机者**一夜之间失去了一切。