股份公司

gǔfèngōngsī

noun #36,510

Measure Word

一家股份公司 jiā

Meanings

1 joint-stock company
2 stock corporation

Characters

portion / share

to manage / department

Examples

这家股份公司去年上市了。

Zhè jiā gǔfèngōngsī qùnián shàngshì le.

This joint-stock company went public last year.

股份公司的利润按股东持股比例分配。

Gǔfèngōngsī de lìrùn àn gǔdōng chígǔ bǐlì fēnpèi.

Profits in a joint-stock company are distributed according to each shareholder's holdings.

Tips

usage

In Chinese corporate law there are two main forms: 股份有限公司 (gǔfèn yǒuxiàn gōngsī, joint-stock limited company — what listed companies are) and 有限责任公司 (limited liability company). 股份公司 is the umbrella term, but in practice almost always means the former.

Stroke Order

股 gǔ

份 fèn

公 gōng

司 sī