Chinese word

股票

Pronunciation

Pinyingǔ piào

Meaning

  • nounstock

Example

我买了股票，准备长期持有。wǒ mǎi le gǔ piào zhǔn bèi cháng qī chí yǒu

I bought stock and plan to hold it for the long term.

Illustration for 股票 (stock)

More examples

他开始投资股票，注意分散风险。tā kāi shǐ tóu zī gǔ piào zhù yì fēn sàn fēng xiǎn

He began investing in stocks and took care to diversify his risks.

Core concept

A market-traded piece of company ownership that carries shareholder rights and can bring either gain or loss.

Common phrases

  • 投资股票tóu zī gǔ piào

    invest in stocks

  • 股票下跌gǔ piào xià diē

    stocks fall

  • 股票分红gǔ piào fēn hóng

    stock dividends

Similar words

股份gǔ fèn: A portion of a company's ownership belonging to an investor.
证券zhèng quàn: A tradable financial instrument representing ownership, debt, or another investment claim.

Definition in Chinese

在证券市场上交易的公司股份凭证，持有人拥有相应的股东权利并可通过买卖获得收益或承担风险。zài zhèng quàn shì chǎng shàng jiāo yì de gōng sī gǔ fèn píng zhèng chí yǒu rén yōng yǒu xiāng yìng de gǔ dōng quán lì bìng kě tōng guò mǎi mài huò dé shōu yì huò chéng dān fēng xiǎn

Word origin

股票 (gǔpiào, "stock certificate") combines 股 (gǔ, "share") with 票 (piào, "certificate"), presenting a company's share as a document that can be traded.

Usage tips

  • In English, stock can mean goods held for sale, so the company-investment sense is clear from financial context, while inventory is 库存 (kùcún, "inventory").

Other meanings

  • stock certificatenoun

Related words

  • 股票投资gǔ piào tóu zīstock investmentnoun
  • 股票市场gǔ piào shì chǎngstock marketnoun
  • 股票指数gǔ piào zhǐ shùstock indexnoun

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