减持

減持
jiǎnchí
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to reduce one's holdings (of shares)
  2. 2 to sell down a stake

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhè wèi dàgǔdōng dǎsuan jiǎnchí gōngsī de gǔpiào.
This major shareholder plans to sell down his shares in the company.
HSK 7-9
Gōngsī gāoguǎn fēnfēn jiǎnchí, gǔjià lián diē le sān tiān.
One executive after another sold down their stakes, and the share price fell three days in a row.

Tips

usage
A financial-news word: 减 'reduce' + 持 'hold'. The opposite is 增持 (to raise one's holdings). The sellers are usually 大股东 (major shareholders), executives or the state, as in 国有股减持 (selling down state-owned shares).

Stroke Order

减 jiǎn
持 chí