空头

空頭

kōngtóu

noun #29,210

Meanings

1 short seller (finance)
2 bear (market)
3 phony
4 so-called
5 armchair (expert)
6 empty promise

Characters

empty; hollow; void

head; top; first; (suffix for positions/roles)

Examples

HSK 6

市场上的空头开始大量卖出股票。

Shìchǎng shàng de kōngtóu kāishǐ dàliàng màichū gǔpiào.

Short sellers in the market began selling stocks in large quantities.

HSK 7-9

他是个空头专家，说说而已。

Tā shì gè kōngtóu zhuānjiā, shuōshuō éryǐ.

He's an armchair expert - all talk, no substance.

Tips

usage

In finance, 空头 is the opposite of 多头 (long position/bull). 空头 literally means 'empty head', suggesting someone betting on falling prices. Also used figuratively as 空头支票 (rubber check/empty promise).

Stroke Order

空 kōng

头 tóu