有倾向性

English translation: manipulation

15:39 Jan 16, 2015
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Economics
Chinese term or phrase: 有倾向性
I understand all the words in this clause and in the sentence, but I cannot figure out how the sentence works and what the author is trying to convey. The clause that is causing me grief is "在欧洲市场有倾向性的商品销售", which I have currently translated as "had an inclination to increase the sale of goods in the European market". But the use of 性 would suggest that my translation is wrong.

The context is a journalism-style article about China's economic growth. The full paragraph is provided below for context. The text was originally published for the TW market and was in traditional Chinese characters but I have converted it to simplified (because that's what I typically work with).

在很大程度上,中国政府在叁十多年来的核心战略从未改变,经济增长与政治稳定,是它的主要目标。它试图成为一个既有国际秩序的跟随者与受益者,而不是挑战者。但新的现实是,一个庞大的中国必须依赖外在的环境,才能维持国内的需求。它对於能源与原料日益增强的需求,它迅速膨胀的经济规模已深刻的影响了世界经济,经济的影响也不可避免的深入到政治与社会层面。中国在非洲所支持的独裁政权,在欧洲市场有倾向性的商品销售,它利用市场规模来形成政治影响,用压低的汇率和廉价的劳动力所导致的竞争优势,如今都在改变世界政治、经济格局。
Michelle Deeter
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:09
English translation:manipulation
Explanation:
Use "manipulation" or a word/a phrase with similar meaning to express "exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage". for example, China's manipulation of selling goods in the European market.
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YJ ZHANG
United States
Local time: 03:09
Grading comment
I agree with the "shrewd influence" idea and that it means more than just a tendency. I will consider strategic and targeted, thank you for those suggestions.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1manipulation
YJ ZHANG
3 +1preferential
Jiayin Jenny Zheng
4its propensity for
Teplocteur
4Market tendency
pkchan
3trending
tanglsus
Summary of reference entries provided
倾销性
David Xing

  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
manipulation


Explanation:
Use "manipulation" or a word/a phrase with similar meaning to express "exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage". for example, China's manipulation of selling goods in the European market.

YJ ZHANG
United States
Local time: 03:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
I agree with the "shrewd influence" idea and that it means more than just a tendency. I will consider strategic and targeted, thank you for those suggestions.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Phil Hand: I certainly feel that this is the sense. Perhaps you could use "selective", "targeted", "strategic"?
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
preferential


Explanation:
In this context, it means that the Chinese business and government will trade with certain preferred parties instead of others based on their strategic alliances.

Jiayin Jenny Zheng
United States
Local time: 02:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David C P Lo: Basically I agree with everyone else who answered, just that I prefer "preferential" to "manipulation". "Manipulation" sounds like China is trying to influence other countries' marketing as well. "Selective", as suggested by another peer, may also work.
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1 day 12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
its propensity for


Explanation:
在欧洲市场有倾向性的商品销售
its propensity for merchandise sales in the European market

'有倾向性' just means that it has a tendency for sth.

Teplocteur
Local time: 15:09
Native speaker of: Chinese
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trending


Explanation:

供参考



tanglsus
United States
Local time: 03:09
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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Market tendency


Explanation:
Market trend - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_trend
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A market trend is a perceived tendency of financial markets to move in a particular direction over time. These perceived trends are classified as secular for long ...
Market tendency - creations-website.com
www.creations-website.com/Marketing/tendency.html
Market tendency. The observation of actual problems allows to know the tendencies... it isn't the analysts who have titles that can predict a tendency, but those ...

pkchan
United States
Local time: 03:09
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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Reference comments


7 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: 倾销性

Reference information:
Would you please double check the source text? I mean it might be a typo. I read news about 中国商品倾销 (dumping) in Europe, which is widely criticized and it totally makes sense considering the clause following: 压低的汇率和廉价劳动力 - it all relates to cost and price of commodities.

It does not hurt to check the traditional chinese source since mistake could be caused by simplified-traditional conversion. Or, just to make sure, you could even contact the agency or your client to clarify. I do that a lot and my client appreciates it.

David Xing
Canada
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Mark MacDermot: This is a smart suggestion. The context leads us to expect a generally recognised characterisation of Chinese action, and this would fit in nicely,
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