股票

gǔpiào

noun HSK 6 #4,185

Measure Word

一支股票 zhī

Meanings

1 stock; share (financial instrument)

Characters

ticket; certificate; bill

Share certificate — a document representing ownership in a company.

Examples

他在炒股票。

Tā zài chǎo gǔpiào.

He's trading stocks.

这支股票涨了很多。

Zhè zhī gǔpiào zhǎng le hěn duō.

This stock has gone up a lot.

买股票有风险。

Mǎi gǔpiào yǒu fēngxiǎn.

Buying stocks involves risks.

股票市场最近不太稳定。

Gǔpiào shìchǎng zuìjìn bú tài wěndìng.

The stock market has been unstable recently.

Tips

usage

炒股 (chǎo gǔ) is the colloquial way to say 'to trade/speculate in stocks.' 炒 literally means 'to stir-fry,' giving it a sense of active, speculative trading. 股市 (gǔshì) = stock market.

Stroke Order

股 gǔ

票 piào