挂牌 (guà pái) — to open for business (of a professional practice, e.g. doctor/lawyer); (of a company) to be listed / go public on a stock exchange
Definition
A separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to hang out a sign' — used for a professional opening their own practice (doctor, lawyer) or a company listing on a stock exchange. Splits as 挂牌 → 挂…牌 / 挂了牌.
verb
to open for business (of a professional practice, e.g. doctor/lawyer)(of a company) to be listed / go public on a stock exchange
Examples
- 挂牌。Nà jiā lǜ shī shì wù suǒ míng nián guà pái.That law firm will set up shop next year.
- 。Gōng sī qù nián zài nà sī dá kè guà le pái.The company listed on NASDAQ last year.
- 。Zhè tào fáng guà le yì nián de pái hái méi mài chū qù.This house has been listed for a year and still hasn't sold.
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