股东 (gǔdōng)

股东 refers to a person or entity that holds shares in a company, giving them partial ownership and certain rights such as voting on company decisions and receiving dividends. It is the standard business and legal term for shareholder.

Meanings

[noun] shareholder; stockholder; equity holder

Example Sentences

公司的重大决策需要经过股东大会的审议和批准。 Gōngsī de zhòngdà juécè xūyào jīngguò gǔdōng dàhuì de shěnyì hé pīzhǔn. Major decisions of a company need to be reviewed and approved by the shareholders' meeting.

她是这家初创公司的早期股东，持有百分之十五的股份。 Tā shì zhè jiā chūchuàng gōngsī de zǎoqī gǔdōng, chíyǒu bǎifēnzhī shíwǔ de gǔfèn. She is an early shareholder of this start-up company, holding fifteen per cent of the shares.

上市公司有义务向股东及时披露财务状况和重要经营信息。 Shàngshì gōngsī yǒu yìwù xiàng gǔdōng jíshí pīlù cáiwù zhuàngkuàng hé zhòngyào jīngyíng xìnxī. Listed companies have an obligation to promptly disclose their financial condition and important business information to shareholders.

大股东与小股东之间的利益冲突是公司治理中的常见问题。 Dà gǔdōng yǔ xiǎo gǔdōng zhījiān de lìyì chōngtū shì gōngsī zhìlǐ zhōng de chángjiàn wèntí. Conflicts of interest between major and minority shareholders are a common issue in corporate governance.

公司宣布破产后，股东们的投资几乎全部化为乌有。 Gōngsī xuānbù pòchǎn hòu, gǔdōngmen de tóuzī jīhū quánbù huà wéi wūyǒu. After the company declared bankruptcy, the shareholders' investments were almost entirely wiped out.

吸引优质战略股东入股是许多初创企业提升市场竞争力的重要策略。 Xīyǐn yōuzhì zhànlüè gǔdōng rùgǔ shì xǔduō chūchuàng qǐyè tíshēng shìchǎng jìngzhēnglì de zhòngyào cèlüè. Attracting quality strategic shareholders is an important strategy for many start-up enterprises to enhance their market competitiveness.

Collocations

Collocation	Meaning
股东大会	shareholders' meeting; general meeting
大股东	major shareholder; controlling shareholder
小股东	minority shareholder
股东权益	shareholders' equity
战略股东	strategic shareholder/investor
股东利益	shareholders' interests

Usage Notes

股东 is the standard formal term in company law and financial reporting. It literally means "share-holder" (股 = share/stock; 东 = owner/master). In formal documents, 股东 collocates with legal vocabulary: 股东大会 (general shareholders' meeting), 股东权益 (shareholders' equity), 股东协议 (shareholders' agreement).

Note the distinction between 大股东 (major/controlling shareholder, holding a large percentage) and 小股东 (minority shareholder). This distinction is important in discussions of corporate governance and investor protection.

Memory Hook

股 (share/stock) + 东 (owner/master) -- the master/owner of the shares: a shareholder.