割韭菜

gējiǔcài
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to fleece people
  2. 2 to scam repeatedly
  3. 3 to exploit naive investors

Characters

Leeks regrow after cutting - a metaphor for naive investors who keep coming back to be harvested again.

Examples

HSK 2
Zhè jiā gōngsī yòu zài gējiǔcài le.
This company is fleecing people again.
HSK 7-9
Bié dāng jiǔcài, tóuzī qián xiān zuò gōngkè.
Don't be a sucker - do your homework before investing.

Tips

culture
Originally stock market slang: institutional investors 'harvest' retail investors who blindly follow trends. Now used broadly for any scheme that repeatedly exploits uninformed people - crypto scams, overpriced courses, predatory apps.
memory
Leeks regrow after being cut - just like gullible people who keep falling for the same tricks. Picture a farmer happily cutting the same leek patch over and over.

Stroke Order

jiǔ
cài