行情

• Pinyin: háng qíng
• Hanzi breakdown: 行 = trade/market sector; 情 = 忄(heart radical) + 青 (clear/blue-green) — the feeling and condition of the market

Meaning

Market conditions; market price — the prevailing price levels, trends, and overall state of a commodity, service, or financial market.

Widely used in finance, commodities trading, real estate, and business. 看行情 (to assess market conditions), 行情看涨 (market looks bullish), 行情看跌 (market looks bearish). Informally can also refer to a person's social popularity or standing: 他最近行情很好 (he's very popular/in demand lately).

Examples

1. 由于国际原油价格持续波动，下游化工产品的行情也随之出现大幅震荡，企业利润受到严重压缩。 With international crude oil prices continuing to fluctuate, market conditions for downstream chemical products have also swung sharply, severely squeezing corporate profits.
2. 房地产中介在带客户看房前，通常会先向客户介绍当前该区域的二手房行情和近期成交价格走势。 Before showing clients homes, real estate agents usually first explain current market conditions for secondhand housing in the area and recent price trends.
3. 春节前后珠宝首饰的行情历来较为活跃，今年受高端消费复苏影响，整体成交量较去年同期增长了近三成。 Around the Spring Festival, the jewelry market is traditionally active; this year, boosted by a rebound in high-end spending, overall transaction volume rose nearly 30% year over year.

Usage Guide

Context: finance, commerce, real estate, commodities, business

Tone: analytical

Do Say

• 在决定是否进场之前，建议投资者先仔细研判近期行情走势，避免在市场高点盲目追涨。(Before deciding whether to enter the market, investors are advised to carefully study recent market trends to avoid blindly chasing prices at market highs.)
• 从业二十余年的老师傅坦言，他全凭多年积累的市场嗅觉来判断行情，从未依赖任何技术指标。(The veteran with over twenty years of experience admitted that he relies entirely on a market instinct accumulated over many years to assess market conditions, never depending on any technical indicators.)

Don't Say

• 行情很好 to describe a person's reputation in formal writing — 他行情很好 is informal slang; in formal contexts use 声誉 for reputation or 市场需求 for market demand

Origin & History

行 (trade, market, industry) + 情 (situation, condition, sentiment) — the condition and sentiment of the market

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal