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上市

shàng shì · shang shi

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Meaning

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  1. to hit the market (of a new product)
  2. to float (a company on the stock market)
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A new phone

  1. Liangliang

    新(xīn)手机(shǒujī)明天(míngtiān)上市(shàngshì)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)买(mǎi)。

    The new phone goes on sale tomorrow. I want to buy it.

  2. Dengdeng

    刚(gāng)上市(shàngshì)就(jiù)买(mǎi)？太(tài)贵(guì)了(le)吧(ba)。

    You buy it right after launch? That is too expensive.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)等了(děngle)一年(yīnián)了(le)。

    But I have waited a year.

  4. Dengdeng

    上市(shàngshì)以后(yǐhòu)，价格(jiàgé)会(huì)慢慢(mànmàn)便宜(piányi)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    After launch, the price slowly goes down a bit.

  5. Liangliang

    有道理(yǒudàoli)，那(nà)我(wǒ)等(děng)一个月(yīgèyuè)。

    Good point. Then I will wait a month.

  6. Dengdeng

    一个月(yīgèyuè)后(hòu)，又(yòu)有(yǒu)更(gèng)新(xīn)的(de)手机(shǒujī)上市(shàngshì)了(le)！

    A month later, an even newer phone will be out!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

该(gāi)公(gōng)司(sī)于(yú)1990年(nián)挂(guà)牌(pái)上(shàng)市(shì)。

The company went public and became listed on the stock exchange in 1990.

Tatoeba: Chinese by maxine · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)在(zài)巴(bā)黎(lí)证(zhèng)券(quàn)交(jiāo)易(yì)所(suǒ)上(shàng)市(shì)了(le)。

This company is listed on the Paris stock exchange.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by tinytina · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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