债券 zhàiquàn bond
bond; debenture
How to remember 债券: 债 debt + 券 bond = bond.
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How it is used
- A bond, as a financial instrument - 政府债券 (zhèngfǔ zhàiquàn) government bonds; 发行债券 (issue bonds).
- Finance/investment term; the 券 marks it as a certificate/security. Contrast 股票 (gǔpiào, stocks/shares).
- Neutral technical register in economic and market contexts.