How to say “trade stocks” in Chinese
trade stocks
“Trade stocks” in Chinese is 炒股, chǎo gǔ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
炒股 is read chǎo gǔ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
On the left, 火 “fire”; on the right, 少 shǎo hints at the sound. Sounds the same as 吵.
On the left, 月 “flesh”: the first meaning is thigh. Hence “part, share”: 股票 — a share of stock.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “炒股”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 炒股. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 炒股有风险chǎogǔyǒufēngxiǎnPlaying the stock market is risky.
More words from the lesson “Stocks and the market”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “trade stocks” in Chinese?
“Trade stocks” in Chinese is 炒股, pinyin chǎogǔ.
What does 炒股 mean?
炒股 (chǎogǔ) means “trade stocks”.
How do you write 炒股?
炒股 is 2 characters: 炒 (chǎo) — stir-fry; 股 (gǔ) — thigh; share, stock. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 炒股?
炒股 is read chǎogǔ. Tones: chǎo — third tone, gǔ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“trade stocks” in the lesson “Stocks and the market”
This word is from the topic “Economy and finance” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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