How to say “stock market” in Chinese

股市
gǔshì

stock market

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Economy and finance”

“Stock market” in Chinese is 股市, gǔ shì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

股市 is read gǔ shì: 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
shì — 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.

市
shì — market, city

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 “股市”.

Examples

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

  • 最近股市不太稳定zuìjìngǔshìbútàiwěndìngThe stock market hasn't been very stable lately.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “stock market” in Chinese?

“Stock market” in Chinese is 股市, pinyin gǔshì.

What does 股市 mean?

股市 (gǔshì) means “stock market”.

How do you write 股市?

股市 is 2 characters: 股 (gǔ) — thigh; share, stock; 市 (shì) — market, city. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 股市?

股市 is read gǔshì. Tones: gǔ — third tone, shì — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“stock market” in the lesson “Stocks and the market”

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