反垄断

反壟斷

fǎnlǒngduàn

adjective

Meanings

1 anti-monopoly
2 antitrust

Characters

cut off / monopolize

Examples

政府对这家科技巨头展开了反垄断调查。

Zhèngfǔ duì zhè jiā kējì jùtóu zhǎnkāi le fǎnlǒngduàn diàochá.

The government has launched an antitrust investigation into this tech giant.

反垄断法律保护了市场的公平竞争。

Fǎnlǒngduàn fǎlǜ bǎohù le shìchǎng de gōngpíng jìngzhēng.

Antitrust laws protect fair competition in the market.

Tips

memory

反 = against, 垄断 = monopoly (literally "ridge-cut", from 孟子: a greedy trader who climbed a raised ridge to spot and corner all the buyers). So 反垄断 = "against-ridge-cutting" = antitrust.

Stroke Order

反 fǎn

垄 lǒng

断 duàn