抛售

拋售

pāoshòu

verb #23,610

Meanings

1 to sell off
2 to dump (assets)
3 to unload at reduced prices

Characters

to throw / to toss / to cast aside

Examples

股市暴跌时，投资者纷纷抛售股票。

Gǔshì bàodiē shí, tóuzīzhě fēnfēn pāoshòu gǔpiào.

When the stock market crashed, investors rushed to dump their shares.

他低价抛售了所有房产。

Tā dījià pāoshòu le suǒyǒu fángchǎn.

He sold off all his properties at low prices.

大量抛售导致价格进一步下跌。

Dàliàng pāoshòu dǎozhì jiàgé jìnyībù xiàdiē.

Massive sell-offs caused prices to fall further.

Tips

usage

抛售 implies selling urgently, often in a panic or at a loss. It is a key finance/economics term. Compare with 出售 (chūshòu) — neutral, simply to sell — and 甩卖 (shuǎimài) — a clearance sale.

Stroke Order

抛 pāo

售 shòu