股份有限公司

gǔfènyǒuxiàngōngsī
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 joint-stock limited company
  2. 2 corporation (Co., Ltd. by shares)

Examples

Zhōngguó Shíyóu Tiānránqì Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī zài Gǎngjiāosuǒ shàngshì.
PetroChina Company Limited is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Gōngsī yóu yǒuxiàn zérèn gōngsī gǎizhì wéi gǔfèn yǒuxiàn gōngsī.
The firm was restructured from a limited liability company into a joint-stock limited company.

Tips

culture
Under PRC company law there are two main forms: 有限责任公司 (LLC, capped at 50 shareholders, no public shares) and 股份有限公司 (joint-stock, can issue tradable shares and IPO). All A-share-listed companies are 股份有限公司, often abbreviated 股份公司.
register
Formal legal/business register, almost always part of a company's full registered name. In speech people just say 公司 or the company nickname.

Stroke Order

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