dú lǎn shì chǎngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to monopolize a market
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Original source entry:

獨攬市場 独揽市场 [du2 lan3 shi4 chang3] /to monopolize a market/

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Other forms in these source records: 獨攬市場

  • 独
    dú

    alone / independent / single / sole / only

  • 揽
    lǎn

    to monopolize / to seize / to take into one's arms / to embrace / to fasten (with a rope etc) / to take on (responsibility etc) / to canvass

  • 市
    shì

    market / city / municipality (administrative unit) / (literary) to trade / to buy and sell goods

  • 场
    cháng

    threshing floor / classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout

    chǎng

    large place used for a specific purpose / stage / scene (of a play) / classifier for sporting or recreational activities / classifier for number of exams

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