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Expressing 'to sell off hastily' with 抛售 (pāoshòu)
Structure
Subject + 抛售 + Object
Explanation
The verb 抛售 (pāoshòu) means "to sell off" or "to dump" and implies selling something quickly, often at a loss or in a panic. It is commonly used in financial and economic contexts to describe investors rapidly liquidating assets. The character 抛 (pāo) conveys the sense of throwing away or discarding.
Examples
投资者恐慌性抛售股票，市场大跌。
Tóuzīzhě kǒnghuāng xìng pāoshòu gǔpiào, shìchǎng dà diē.
Investors panic-sold stocks and the market plunged.
他听到坏消息后立刻抛售了手里的基金。
Tā tīngdào huài xiāoxi hòu lìkè pāoshòule shǒulǐ de jījīn.
After hearing the bad news, he immediately sold off the funds he was holding.
很多人担心经济衰退，纷纷抛售房产。
Hěn duō rén dānxīn jīngjì shuāituì, fēnfēn pāoshòu fángchǎn.
Many people worried about an economic recession and rushed to sell off their properties.