How to say “share” in Chinese

股票
gǔpiào

share, stock (security)

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Economy and finance”

“Share” in Chinese is 股票, gǔ piào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

股票 is read gǔ piào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

gǔ — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
piào — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

股
gǔ — thigh; share, stock

On the left, 月 “flesh”: the first meaning is thigh. Hence “part, share”: 股票 — a share of stock.

票
piào — ticket

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 “股票”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 股票. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 他用一半存款买了股票。tāyòngyíbàncúnkuǎnmǎilegǔpiàoHe spent half of his savings on shares.
  • 这只股票又跌了。zhèzhīgǔpiàoyòudiēleThis stock fell again.
  • 你为什么不多买一些股票?nǐwèishénmebùduōmǎiyìxiēgǔpiàoWhy don't you buy some more shares?
  • 这只股票跌了两成2zhèzhīgǔpiàodiēleliǎngchéngThis stock fell by twenty percent.

More words from the lesson “Stocks and the market”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “share” in Chinese?

“Share” in Chinese is 股票, pinyin gǔpiào.

What does 股票 mean?

股票 (gǔpiào) means “share, stock (security)”.

How do you write 股票?

股票 is 2 characters: 股 (gǔ) — thigh; share, stock; 票 (piào) — ticket. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 股票?

股票 is read gǔpiào. Tones: gǔ — third tone, piào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“share” 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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