股票

gǔpiào
noun HSK 6 #4,185

Measure Word

一支股票 zhī

Meanings

  1. 1 stock; share (financial instrument)

Characters

Share certificate - a document representing ownership in a company.

Examples

HSK 3
Mǎi gǔpiào yǒu fēngxiǎn.
Buying stocks involves risks.
HSK 4
Gǔpiào shìchǎng zuìjìn bútài wěndìng.
The stock market has been unstable recently.
HSK 5
Zhè zhī gǔpiào zhǎng le hěnduō.
This stock has gone up a lot.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

piào