炒股 chǎogǔ to speculate in stocks
(colloquial) to speculate in stocks
How to remember 炒股: 炒 to boil + 股 share = to speculate in stocks.
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How it is used
- To play/speculate in the stock market (colloquial) - 炒股赚钱 (chǎogǔ zhuànqián) make money trading stocks, 他喜欢炒股 (tā xǐhuan chǎogǔ) he likes stock trading.
- A separable verb (炒了几年股); the 炒 (stir-fry) vividly implies active buying/selling for quick gain.
- Colloquial; contrast 投资 (tóuzī, invest, neutral/long-term). 炒 also appears in 炒房 (property speculation).
Example sentences
- 他在上个景气时期炒股攒下了一笔钱。 Tā zài shàng gè jǐngqì shíqī chǎogǔ zǎnxià le yībǐ qián.He amassed a fortune in stock trading during the last boom.