B股 (Bgǔ): B-shares (Chinese stocks denomi…

Meanings

1 B-shares (Chinese stocks denominated in USD/HKD, originally for foreign investors)

Characters

B

Examples

B股成交量远低于A股。

B gǔ chéngjiāoliàng yuǎn dīyú A gǔ.

B-share trading volume is far below that of A-shares.

上海B股用美元结算，深圳B股用港币。

Shànghǎi B gǔ yòng měiyuán jiésuàn, Shēnzhèn B gǔ yòng gǎngbì.

Shanghai B-shares settle in USD; Shenzhen B-shares in HKD.

Tips

culture

Part of the A/B/H share system: 股 = yuan-denominated domestic shares, B股 = foreign-currency Chinese listings, H股 = Hong Kong listings. B-share market has shrunk dramatically since domestic investors were allowed in and Stock Connect launched.

Stroke Order

股 gǔ

Related Words

A股 Agǔ

A-shares (mainland Chinese stocks traded in RMB) / Chinese domestic stock market

国家股 guójiāgǔ

state-owned shares / shares held by the state

港股 gǎnggǔ

Hong Kong shares / Hong Kong stock market

国有股 guóyǒugǔ

state-owned shares / state-held equity in a listed company

蓝筹股 lánchóugǔ

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

美股 měigǔ

U.S. stocks / U.S. stock market

配股 pèigǔ

rights issue / rights offering (of shares to existing shareholders)

洋八股 yángbāgǔ

empty, formulaic writing dressed up in foreign style / stale, rigid discourse mimicking Western templates

股份有限公司 gǔfènyǒuxiàngōngsī

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

股票 gǔpiào HSK 6 #4,185

stock; share (financial instrument)