救市

jiùshì

verb

Meanings

1 to rescue the market
2 to prop up the market (via central bank or government intervention)

Characters

to save, rescue

Examples

央行再次出手救市。

Yāngháng zàicì chūshǒu jiùshì.

The central bank stepped in to rescue the market again.

政府推出一系列救市措施。

Zhèngfǔ tuīchū yīxìliè jiùshì cuòshī.

The government rolled out a series of market-rescue measures.

Tips

history

The term saw heavy use during the 2015 Chinese stock-market crash, when Beijing deployed the 'national team' (国家队) of state funds to buy shares and stabilize the Shanghai Composite.

Stroke Order

救 jiù

市 shì