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挂牌

guà pái

2-character word Traditional 掛牌

What 挂牌 means

1. lit. to hang up a plate
2. to open up for business
3. listed (on stock market)

The characters in 挂牌

• 挂guàto hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead
• 牌páisignboard; plaque; plate; tablet; brand; trademark; mahjong tile; domino; playing card

Example sentences

• 该公司于1990年挂牌上市。
  Gāi gōngsī yú yī jiǔ jiǔ líng nián guàpái shàngshì.
  The company went public and became listed on the stock exchange in 1990.