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title: "Chaozuo Meaning: 炒作 (chǎozuò) Means “to hype”"
description: "炒作 (chǎozuò) means “to hype; to promote (in the media)”. Hear its tones, see what 炒 and 作 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaozuo"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 炒作 mean?

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炒作 chǎozuò

## to hype; to promote (in the media)

## It can also mean

- to speculate (in stocks etc)

## Its characters

1. 炒 chǎo to hype (as in 炒作)
2. 作 zuò to do

## In a sentence

这个新闻明显是在炒作。 This news story is clearly just hype.

[More about 炒作](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%82%92%E4%BD%9C)

## More words with 炒 or 作

- [操作 cāozuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caozuo)
- [炒股 chǎogǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaogu)
- [创作 chuàngzuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangzuo)
- [当作 dàngzuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangzuo)
- [动作 dòngzuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongzuo)
- [发作 fāzuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fazuo)
- [副作用 fùzuòyòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fuzuoyong)
- [工作 gōngzuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongzuo)
- [工作日 gōngzuòrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongzuori)
- [合作 hézuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hezuo)

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