套牢

tàoláo

verb

Meanings

1 to be stuck holding a losing stock
2 to be trapped (in a position)

Characters

to lasso / cover

firmly / prison

Examples

我那只股票高位买的，现在彻底被套牢了。

Wǒ nà zhī gǔpiào gāowèi mǎi de, xiànzài chèdǐ bèi tàoláo le.

I bought that stock at the peak and now I'm completely stuck.

散户最怕的就是被套牢。

Sǎnhù zuì pà de jiùshì bèi tàoláo.

What retail investors fear most is getting trapped in a losing position.

Tips

memory

Literally 'lassoed tight' (套 = lasso, 牢 = firmly). Picture the stock market as a rodeo: your money got roped in and can't escape.

Stroke Order

套 tào

牢 láo