多头

多頭

duōtóu

noun #70,285

Meanings

1 long position
2 bulls (in a market)
3 several authorities in charge at once

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

这件事好几个部门都管，多头管理的结果是谁也不负责。

Zhè jiàn shì hǎojǐ ge bùmén dōu guǎn, duōtóu guǎnlǐ de jiéguǒ shì shéi yě bú fùzé.

Several departments all oversee this matter, and with so many bosses, in the end nobody takes responsibility.

HSK 5

最近市场普遍看涨，多头占了上风。

Zuìjìn shìchǎng pǔbiàn kànzhǎng, duōtóu zhàn le shàngfēng.

Lately the market has broadly expected a rise, and the bulls have the upper hand.

Tips

usage

In finance 多头 (long, the bulls) pairs with 空头 (short, the bears), and 做多 and 做空 are 'to go long' and 'to go short'. Hong Kong and Taiwan papers also say 长仓 for a long position.

Stroke Order

多 duō

头 tóu