熊市

xióngshì

noun #41,688

Meanings

1 bear market
2 prolonged period of falling stock prices

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Examples

HSK 6

去年A股进入了熊市。

Qùnián A gǔ jìnrù le xióngshì.

Last year the A-share market entered a bear market.

HSK 7-9

在熊市里很多散户选择割肉离场。

Zài xióngshì lǐ hěnduō sǎnhù xuǎnzé gēròu lí chǎng.

In a bear market many retail investors cut their losses and exit.

Tips

usage

Opposite is 牛市 (niúshì, bull market). The bull/bear metaphor is a direct calque from English financial terminology.

Stroke Order

熊 xióng

市 shì