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清仓 (qīng cāng) — to clear out inventory (for a clearance sale); to liquidate / close out a position (in finance)

Definition

Literally 'clear the warehouse': sell off remaining stock cheaply, often for a clearance sale. In finance, it means liquidating a position to exit the market.

verb
to clear out inventory (for a clearance sale)to liquidate / close out a position (in finance)

Examples

  • ，。
    Zhè jiā diàn zuó tiān qīng le cāng, suǒ yǒu shāng pǐn dōu dǎ zhé.
    This store cleared out its stock yesterday — all items are on discount.
  • 清仓，。
    Shāng chǎng yuè dǐ huì qīng cāng, nǐ kě yǐ mǎi dào pián yi de dōng xī.
    The mall will have a clearance sale at the end of the month; you can buy cheap things.
  • 清仓，。
    Tóu zī zhě jué dìng qīng cāng lí chǎng, bì miǎn gèng dà sǔn shī.
    The investor decided to liquidate positions and exit the market to avoid bigger losses.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

清qīngclear
仓cāngwarehouse

清 means to clear out, and 仓 is the warehouse, so the picture is emptying stored goods.

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
青
青qīng清qīng
Same sound today

清 has 氵 (water) on the left and 青 on the right to show its sound.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 倉; 仓 is its simplified writing.

仓 is explained through the traditional form 倉, which pairs 合 (gather) with 戶 (door) to show a warehouse.

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Appears in
Business & CommerceMarketing & Sales

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