shàngshì

上市

HSK 6Word · Verb

go on the market; list on an exchange

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Meanings

3 senses · 9 examples
1.

verb

to go on the market; to become available for sale

neutral

Used for new products, seasonal goods, or fresh produce hitting the market.

Liù六
yuè月
lǐ里
xī西
hóng红
shì柿
dà大
liàng量
shàng上
shì市
 。

Tomatoes flood the market in June.

Zhè这
shì是
gāng刚
shàng上
shì市
de的
píng苹
guǒ果
 ,
fēi非
cháng常
xīn新
xiān鲜
 。

These are apples that just went on the market; they're very fresh.

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Xīn新
kuǎn款
shǒu手
jī机
yù预
jì计
xià下
gè个
yuè月
shàng上
shì市
 。

The new model of the phone is expected to launch next month.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
xīn新
yào药
hái还
wèi未
huò获
dé得
pī批
zhǔn准
shàng上
shì市
 。

This new drug has not yet been approved for market release.

2.

verb

to list on an exchange; to go public (for securities)

formal

A financial term referring to a company's securities being approved for public trading on a stock exchange.

Nà那
jiā家
kē科
jì技
gōng公
sī司
jì计
huà划
míng明
nián年
shàng上
shì市
 。

That tech company plans to go public next year.

Zhè这
shì是
yī一
jiā家
zhī知
míng名
de的
shàng上
shì市
gōng公
sī司
 。

This is a well-known listed company.

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Xīn新
gǔ股
shàng上
shì市
shǒu首
rì日
 ,
gǔ股
jià价
dà大
fú幅
shàng上
zhǎng涨
 。

On the first day of the new stock's listing, its price rose sharply.

3.

verb

to go to the market

archaic

An older or more literal usage, meaning to physically go to a marketplace. Less common today.

Shàng上
shì市
mǎi买
cài菜
qù去
 。

Let's go to the market to buy groceries.

Nóng农
mín民
men们
tiān天
bù不
liàng亮
jiù就
tiāo挑
zhe着
dàn担
zi子
shàng上
shì市
le了
 。

The farmers went to the market with their carrying poles before dawn.