空头

空頭

kōngtóu

noun #29,210

Meanings

1 short seller (finance)
2 bear (market)
3 phony
4 so-called
5 armchair (expert)
6 empty promise

Characters

empty; hollow; void

head; top; first; (suffix for positions/roles)

Examples

市场上的空头开始大量卖出股票。

Shìchǎng shàng de kōngtóu kāishǐ dàliàng màichū gǔpiào.

Short sellers in the market began selling stocks in large quantities.

他是个空头专家，说说而已。

Tā shì gè kōngtóu zhuānjiā, shuōshuō éryǐ.

He's an armchair expert — all talk, no substance.

Tips

usage

In finance, 空头 is the opposite of 多头 (long position/bull). 空头 literally means 'empty head', suggesting someone betting on falling prices. Also used figuratively as 空头支票 (rubber check/empty promise).

Stroke Order

空 kōng

头 tóu