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title: "Chaogu Meaning: 炒股 (chǎogǔ) Means “to trade stocks”"
description: "炒股 (chǎogǔ) means “to trade stocks; to speculate in stocks”. Hear its tones, see what 炒 and 股 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaogu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 炒股 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

炒股 chǎogǔ

## to trade stocks; to speculate in stocks

## Its characters

1. 炒 chǎo to speculate (in stocks, property) (as in 炒股)
2. 股 gǔ share

## In a sentence

我爸最近迷上了炒股。 My dad has recently gotten hooked on trading stocks.

[More about 炒股](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%82%92%E8%82%A1)

## More words with 炒 or 股

- [炒作 chǎozuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaozuo)
- [股东 gǔdōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gudong)
- [股份 gǔfèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gufen)
- [股票 gǔpiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gupiao)
- [屁股 pìgu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pigu)

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