蓝筹股

藍籌股

lánchóugǔ

noun

Measure Word

一只蓝筹股 zhī

Meanings

1 blue-chip stock
2 shares of a large, financially sound company

Characters

Examples

投资蓝筹股风险相对较低。

Tóuzī lánchóugǔ fēngxiǎn xiāngduì jiào dī.

Investing in blue-chip stocks carries relatively lower risk.

他的组合以蓝筹股为主。

Tā de zǔhé yǐ lánchóugǔ wéizhǔ.

His portfolio is mostly blue-chip stocks.

Tips

history

Direct loan-translation of English 'blue chip' — the highest-value chip in American poker is blue. 筹 literally means a gambling chip or counter, so the image maps cleanly from casino to stock market.

Stroke Order

蓝 lán

筹 chóu

股 gǔ