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上市 (shàng shì) — (of a product) to hit the market, to be launched; (of a company) to go public, to list on the stock market

Definition

上市 covers two business senses: a product launches on the market, or a company lists on the stock exchange. It is more formal/commercial than 出场 or 下线, which focus on a product's debut rather than corporate listing.

verb
(of a product) to hit the marketto be launched(of a company) to go publicto list on the stock market

Examples

  • 上市。
    Zhè kuǎn xīn shǒu jī xià ge yuè shàng shì.
    This new phone model will hit the market next month.
  • 上市。
    Nà jiā hù lián wǎng gōng sī qù nián yǐ jīng shàng shì le.
    That internet company already went public last year.
  • 上市。
    Xīn chǎn pǐn shàng shì qián xū yào zuò chōng fèn de shì chǎng diào yán.
    Before a new product hits the market, thorough market research is needed.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

上shànggo up/enter
市shìmarket

The sense of going up or entering combines with market to mean a product enters the market.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

Open 上 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
兮兮xībustling
Sound part声符shēngfú
之
之zhī市shì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The old form 市 pairs 兮, meaning bustling, with 之, the sound part.

Open 市 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 6Business & Commerce

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