游资

游資
yóuzī
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 hot money
  2. 2 floating capital
  3. 3 idle funds seeking quick returns

Examples

Dàliàng yóuzī yǒngrù fángdìchǎn shìchǎng.
Large amounts of hot money flowed into the real estate market.
Yóuzī chǎozuò shì zhè bō hángqíng de zhǔyào tuīshǒu.
Speculation by hot money is the main driver of this market surge.

Tips

usage
'roaming/drifting' + 'capital' — literally 'wandering capital.' The image is cash with no fixed home, darting from sector to sector chasing short-term gains. Financial writers use it with a slightly pejorative tone: 游资 is the culprit in speculative bubbles and sudden selloffs.

Stroke Order

yóu