股份有限公司

gǔfèn yǒuxiàn gōngsī
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 joint-stock limited company
  2. 2 corporation (Co., Ltd. by shares)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhōngguó Shíyóu Tiānránqì Gǔfèn yǒuxiàn gōngsī zài Gǎngjiāosuǒ shàngshì.
PetroChina Company Limited is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
HSK 7-9
Gōngsī yóu yǒuxiàn zérèn gōngsī gǎizhì wéi gǔfèn yǒuxiàn gōngsī.
The firm was restructured from a limited liability company into a joint-stock limited company.

Tips

culture
Under PRC company law there are two main forms: 有限责任公司 (LLC, capped at 50 shareholders, no public shares) and 股份有限公司 (joint-stock, can issue tradable shares and IPO). All A-share-listed companies are 股份有限公司, often abbreviated 股份公司.
register
Formal legal/business register, almost always part of a company's full registered name. In speech people just say 公司 or the company nickname.

Stroke Order

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yǒu
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gōng