收市 (shōu shì) — (verb-object, stock market) to close for trading; to end today's trading session

Definition

收市 (shōushì) is a stock-market term meaning the market closes for the day — a verb-object verb, used as a fixed phrase rather than split-apart parts. Common before/after a session: 收市前 / 收市后.

verb
(verb-object, stock market) to close for tradingto end today's trading session

Examples

  • 收市。
    Jīn tiān gǔ shì shōu shì hěn zǎo.
    The stock market closes very early today.
  • ，。
    Gǔ shì yǐ jīng shōu le shì, míng tiān zài mǎi ba.
    The market has already closed; buy tomorrow instead.
  • 收市。
    shōu shì Qián qǐng tí jiāo suǒ yǒu dìng dān.
    Please submit all orders before market close.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

收shōuclose
市shìmarket

收 means to close, and 市 means a market, so it describes closing the market for trading.

Characters in this word

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
攴攴pū
Sound part声符shēngfú
丩
丩jiū收shōu
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

收 uses 攴 to show an action and 丩 as a sound clue; the old meaning was 'to arrest.'

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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.

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