day 137ups and downs

ups and downs

Read and discuss a market report: prices rising and falling, inflation, booms and slumps.

today’s words

• 行情 hángqíng · market conditions, prices
• 走势 zǒushì · trend, movement (of prices)
• 指数 zhǐshù · index
• 市值 shìzhí · market value
• 涨幅 zhǎngfú · rise, increase (in percent)
• 跌幅 diēfú · fall, drop (in percent)
• 攀升 pānshēng · to climb, rise
• 回升 huíshēng · to pick up, rise again
• 回落 huíluò · to fall back
• 下跌 xiàdiē · to fall, drop
• 下滑 xiàhuá · to slide, decline
• 上调 shàngtiáo · to raise (prices, rates)
• 下调 xiàtiáo · to lower (prices, rates)
• 持平 chípíng · to stay level, hold steady
• 同比 tóngbǐ · year-on-year
• 环比 huánbǐ · month-on-month, on the previous period
• 翻番 fānfān · to double
• 增值 zēngzhí · to appreciate, increase in value
• 升值 shēngzhí · to appreciate (of a currency, asset)
• 贬值 biǎnzhí · to depreciate, lose value
• 通货膨胀 tōnghuòpéngzhàng · inflation
• 膨胀 péngzhàng · to swell, expand; inflate
• 紧缩 jǐnsuō · to tighten, cut back
• 萧条 xiāotiáo · depressed, in a slump; bleak
• 不景气 bùjǐngqì · in the doldrums, sluggish
• 低迷 dīmí · in the doldrums, depressed
• 复苏 fùsū · to recover, revive
• 衰退 shuāituì · to decline; recession
• 红火 hónghuo · flourishing, booming
• 兴隆 xīnglóng · prosperous, thriving (business)
• 兴旺 xīngwàng · flourishing, thriving
• 旺 wàng · prosperous, vigorous
• 旺季 wàngjì · peak season
• 淡季 dànjì · off season
• 居高不下 jūgāobùxià · to stay high

sentences

• 大城市的房价居高不下，房地产市场一直很热。 · House prices in big cities stay high, and the property market stays hot.
• 十年里，这里的房价翻番了，不动产成了很多人最大的财产。 · House prices here have doubled in ten years, and property has become many people’s biggest asset.
• 房价环比下跌了一点。 · House prices fell slightly on the previous month.
• 鉴于现在的行情，最好先等一等。 · Given the current market, it’s best to wait a bit.
• 基于这些数据，我觉得明年会回升。 · Based on this data, I think prices will pick up next year.