股市

• Pinyin: gǔ shì
• Hanzi breakdown: 股 = 月 + 殳 — share, stock; 市 = 亠 (top radical) + 巾 (cloth) — market, trading place

Meaning

The stock market; the marketplace where shares of publicly listed companies are bought and sold. Refers broadly to the entire stock trading system or the current state of the market.

In Chinese contexts, 股市 most commonly refers to the domestic A-share markets (Shanghai and Shenzhen). Can describe both the institution and current market conditions (e.g., 股市低迷 = sluggish market). Frequently appears in financial news and everyday conversation about investments.

Examples

1. 受国际形势影响，近期股市波动加剧，投资者信心明显下滑。 Affected by the international situation, the stock market has been more volatile lately, and investor confidence has clearly declined.
2. 政府出台一系列措施以提振股市，稳定投资者预期。 The government introduced a series of measures to boost the stock market and stabilize investor expectations.
3. 他通过对股市长达十年的研究，积累了丰富的实战经验。 Through a full decade of studying the stock market, he built up extensive hands-on experience.

Usage Guide

Context: finance, economics, news, investing

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 近期股市持续震荡，分析人士建议投资者以稳健为主，避免短线频繁操作。(The stock market has been oscillating recently; analysts advise investors to be conservative and avoid frequent short-term trading.)
• 股市的长期走势与实体经济的基本面密切相关，脱离基本面的炒作终究难以为继。(The long-term trend of the stock market is closely tied to the fundamentals of the real economy — speculation divorced from fundamentals is ultimately unsustainable.)

Don't Say

• 以'股市'代指个别股票或特定板块 — 股市 refers to the market as a whole; use 个股 for individual stocks or 板块 for specific sectors

Origin & History

股 (stock; share) + 市 (market). A straightforward compound where 股 means shares and 市 means market or marketplace.

Cultural Context

Generation: Adults

Social background: Universal among financially aware adults