申购

申購
shēngòu
verb #66,431

Meanings

  1. 1 to apply to buy (IPO shares, funds)
  2. 2 to subscribe
  3. 3 to bid for purchase

Examples

Tóuzīzhě fēnfēn shēngòu xīngǔ.
Investors rushed to subscribe to the new IPO shares.
Tā měi yuè shēngòu dìngtóu jījīn.
He subscribes to an automatic-investment fund every month.

Tips

usage
In China's stock market 申购 specifically means applying for allotment of new IPO shares or mutual-fund units — not a regular secondary-market purchase, which is just . The opposite fund action is 赎回 (redeem).

Stroke Order

shēn
gòu