Definition
空头 has two main uses. In finance, it refers to a bear position or a short-seller — someone who expects prices to fall. In everyday language, it describes something that is nominal or phony, like an empty promise or a title without real substance.
n.
(finance) bear market positionshort-sellernominalphonyempty
Examples
- ，空头。Zhè cì gǔshì dà diē, kōng tóu zhuàn le hěn duō qián.During this stock market crash, the short-sellers made a lot of money.
- 空头，。Tā zhǐshì yí gè kōng tóu lǐngdǎo, méiyǒu rènhé shí quán.He's just a nominal leader without any real power.
- ，。Bú yào xiāngxìn tā de kōng tóu zhīpiào, tā gēnběn hái bù qǐ.Don't believe his phony check — there's no way he can pay it back.
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