炒股

chǎogǔ

verb HSK 6 #40,802

Meanings

1 to trade stocks; to speculate in the stock market

Characters

to stir-fry; to speculate

To stir-fry stocks — to actively trade and speculate in stocks.

Examples

他喜欢炒股。

Tā xǐhuān chǎogǔ.

He likes trading stocks.

炒股有风险，投资要谨慎。

Chǎogǔ yǒu fēngxiǎn, tóuzī yào jǐnshèn.

Stock trading has risks; invest cautiously.

很多人炒股赔了钱。

Hěnduō rén chǎogǔ péi le qián.

Many people lost money trading stocks.

Tips

usage

炒股 implies active, speculative trading rather than long-term investing (投资 tóuzī). Similarly: 炒房 (chǎo fáng, speculate in real estate), 炒币 (chǎo bì, speculate in cryptocurrency).

Stroke Order

炒 chǎo

股 gǔ