Meaning of 炒作
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to hype
- to promote (in the media)
How to use 炒作
炒作 is used for media hype, publicity stunts, and pushing up prices through speculation. It often carries a negative tone, suggesting something is exaggerated or fake. Example: 这只是明星的炒作。(Zhè zhǐ shì míngxīng de chǎozuò.) This is just celebrity hype.
炒 (chǎo) means to stir-fry over 火 (fire), and 作 (zuò) means to make or do. To 炒作 is to heat up a story in the media until everyone is talking about it, like tossing food in a hot wok.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 炒作 as a neutral word for "promote," but it usually implies manipulation. For honest advertising, use 宣传 (xuānchuán) or 推广 (tuīguǎng) instead.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
炒 chǎo · to sauté · 8 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
作 zuò · to do · 7 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
Related words
Words that share a character with 炒作.
| 工作 | gōngzuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate |
| 动作 | dòngzuò | movement; motion; action; to act; to move |
| 作用 | zuòyòng | to act on; to affect; action; function; activity |
| 作家 | zuòjiā | author |
| 作业 | zuòyè | school assignment; homework |
| 叫作 | jiàozuò | to call; to be called |
| 作文 | zuòwén | to write an essay; composition (student essay) |
| 合作 | hézuò | to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together |
| 作品 | zuòpǐn | work (of art); opus |
| 制作 | zhìzuò | to make; to manufacture |
| 作者 | zuòzhě | author; writer |
| 创作 | chuàngzuò | to create; to produce; to write; a creative work; a creation |
Questions about 炒作
What does 炒作 mean?
炒作 (chǎozuò) means "to hype; to promote (in the media)" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 炒作?
炒作 is made of 2 characters: 炒 (8 strokes), 作 (7 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 炒作 an HSK word?
Yes. 炒作 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
Can 炒作 be used as a noun?
Yes. Although it is listed as a verb, it often works as a noun meaning "hype," as in 这是一种炒作 (zhè shì yì zhǒng chǎozuò), "this is a kind of hype."
Is 炒作 related to 炒股 (chǎogǔ)?
They share the idea of 炒 as speculating or stirring things up. 炒股 means trading stocks for quick profit, and 炒作 can also describe pushing up the price of things like housing, for example 炒作房价 (chǎozuò fángjià).