停牌

tíngpái

verb

Meanings

1 to suspend trading (of a stock)
2 to halt trading

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

这只股票突然停牌了。

Zhè zhī gǔpiào tūrán tíngpái le.

Trading in this stock was suddenly suspended.

HSK 6

公司因重大事项申请停牌。

Gōngsī yīn zhòngdà shìxiàng shēnqǐng tíngpái.

The company applied to halt trading due to a major event.

Tips

usage

停牌 is a stock-market term; it does not mean 'stop the sign'. Common triggers are pending announcements, M&A news, or regulatory review. The opposite is 复牌 (resume trading).

Stroke Order

停 tíng

牌 pái