汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 买空卖空
买空卖空 (買空賣空)
to speculate / to play the market / (fig.) to sell hot air / to swindle people by posing as a reputable operator
Both buyers and sellers have no payment for goods in and out, only the difference between the in and out of the settlement of profits and losses / It is also used as a metaphor for political flamboyant speculation
买卖双方都没有货款进出,只就进出之间的差价结算盈亏。也用来比喻政治上招摇撞骗的投机活动。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

这个皮包公司专做买空卖空的生意。

This paper company does fictitious transactions exclusively.

这种制裁仍在继续,其影响远远超出了海外上市中资企业可能出现的买空卖空

The impact of this crackdown, which appears to be ongoing, extends far beyond would-be short-sellers of overseas listed Chinese companies.

这是不是就是所谓的“买空卖空”的卖空,卖出一张货物合同,然后等待玉米价格下跌时再买入,这时可嫌差价?

Is that what is called taking a position 'selling a parcel for forward delivery but waiting for the price to go down before actual buying.