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股

gǔ · gu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

thigh
part of a whole; portion of a sum
(finance) stock; share
strand of a thread
low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科 (kē)
classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc
classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff
classifier for bands of people, gangs etc
classifier for sudden forceful actions

2 examples

他(tā)买(mǎi)了(le)几(jǐ)股(gǔ)这(zhè)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)的(de)股(gǔ)票(piào)，打(dǎ)算(suàn)长(cháng)期(qī)持(chí)有(yǒu)。

He bought a few shares of this company's stock and plans to hold them long term.

厨(chú)房(fáng)里(lǐ)飘(piāo)来(lái)一(yì)股(gǔ)香(xiāng)味(wèi)，让(ràng)人(rén)忍(rěn)不(bu)住(zhù)咽(yàn)口(kǒu)水(shuǐ)。

A whiff of fragrance drifted from the kitchen, making people swallow their saliva involuntarily.

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