证券 zhèngquàn negotiable security (financial)
negotiable security (financial); certificate; stocks and bonds
怎么记住“证券”: 证 prove + 券 bond = negotiable security (financial).
汉字
用法
- Financial securities - stocks, bonds and the like - 证券市场 (zhèngquàn shìchǎng) the securities market; 证券公司 (zhèngquàn gōngsī) a brokerage.
- Finance/legal term. Note 券 reads quàn here. Broader than 股票 (gǔpiào, stocks) - 证券 covers all tradable financial instruments.
- Formal written register; you'd see it in business news and legal contexts.
例句
- 这家公司在巴黎证券交易所上市了。 Zhèjiā gōngsī zài bālí zhèngquàn jiāoyìsuǒ shàngshì le.This company is listed on the Paris stock exchange.