Definition
股市 (gǔ shì) means 'stock market' — the marketplace where stocks are traded, not the individual shares themselves (which are 股票 gǔ piào). It refers to the overall market, its indices, and its trends (e.g., 股市行情 'stock market situation').
noun
stock market
Easily confused
- 故事gù shisound-alikestory; tale
Examples
- 股市。Zuìjìn gǔ shì de zhǐshù chíxù shàngzhǎng.Recently the stock market index has been rising continuously.
- 股市。Tā zài gǔ shì zhōng zhuàn le bù shǎo qián.He made quite a bit of money in the stock market.
- 股市。Liǎojiě gǔ shì xíngshì xūyào zhuānyè zhīshi.Understanding the stock market situation requires professional knowledge.
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