上市 meaning in English
to hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market)
Meaning of 上市
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to hit the market (of a new product)
- to float (a company on the stock market)
How to use 上市
上市 is used for new products, seasonal foods, and companies listing on a stock exchange. For example: 这家公司明年上市。(Zhè jiā gōngsī míngnián shàngshì.) This company will go public next year.
上 (shàng) means to go up or go onto, and 市 (shì) means market. Something that goes up onto the market has just hit the market, whether it is a new phone or a company's shares.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes say 上市场 when they mean going to the market to shop. That is 去市场 (qù shìchǎng). 上市 is about a product or company entering the market, not a person going shopping.
上市 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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上 shàng · up · 3 strokes
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市 shì · market · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 上市.
| 马上 | mǎshàng | at once; right away |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; night |
| 身上 | shēnshang | on the body; at hand |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | early morning |
| 上次 | shàng cì | last time |
| 路上 | lùshang | on the road; on the way; en route |
| 上班 | shàngbān | to go to work; to be on duty |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 地上 | dìshang | on the ground; on the floor |
| 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread |
| 车上 | chē shang | |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school; to attend school |
Questions about 上市
What does 上市 mean?
上市 (shàngshì) means "to hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market)".
How do you write 上市?
上市 is made of 2 characters: 上 (3 strokes), 市 (5 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 上市 an HSK word?
Yes. 上市 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do I say a product is coming out soon with 上市?
You can say 即将上市 (jíjiāng shàngshì), which means about to hit the market. You often see it in ads, as in 新款手机即将上市 (A new phone model is coming soon).
What is a listed company in Chinese?
A listed company is 上市公司 (shàngshì gōngsī). The opposite, a company removed from the exchange, is described with 退市 (tuìshì), to delist.