救市

jiùshì

verb

Meanings

1 to rescue the market
2 to prop up the market (via central bank or government intervention)

Characters

to save, rescue

Examples

HSK 6

政府推出一系列救市措施。

Zhèngfǔ tuīchū yíxìliè jiùshì cuòshī.

The government rolled out a series of market-rescue measures.

HSK 7-9

央行再次出手救市。

Yāngháng zàicì chūshǒu jiùshì.

The central bank stepped in to rescue the market again.

Tips

history

The term saw heavy use during the 2015 Chinese stock-market crash, when Beijing deployed the 'national team' (国家队) of state funds to buy shares and stabilize the Shanghai Composite.

Stroke Order

救 jiù

市 shì