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割肉

gēròu
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to cut meat
  2. 2 to sell at a loss; to cut losses

Examples

HSK 3
再不割肉就被套死了。
Zài bù gēròu jiù bèi tào sǐ le.
If I don't cut losses now I'll be stuck in this position forever.
HSK 5
她在厨房割肉。
Tā zài chúfáng gēròu.
She is cutting meat in the kitchen.
HSK 7-9
股价一直跌，我只能割肉出局。
Gǔjià yīzhí diē, wǒ zhǐnéng gēròu chūjú.
The price kept falling; I had no choice but to cut my losses and get out.

Tips

usage
In stock-market slang, 割肉 means selling a losing position to stop the bleeding - like cutting off flesh. The opposite move is 套牢 (staying stuck in a bad position).
memory
Picture a trader physically cutting away a bad trade like rotten meat - painful but necessary.

Stroke Order

割 gē
肉 ròu