Chinese word

合资

Pronunciation

Pinyinhé zī

Meaning

  • verbform a joint venture

Example

这家公司是和日本企业合资成立的。zhè jiā gōng sī shì hé rì běn qǐ yè hé zī chéng lì de

This company was established as a joint venture with a Japanese company.

Illustration for 合资 (form a joint venture)

More examples

我们计划与一家本地科技公司合资研发新产品。wǒ men jì huà yǔ yì jiā běn dì kē jì gōng sī hé zī yán fā xīn chán pǐn

We plan to form a joint venture with a local technology company to research and develop a new product.

Core concept

Organizations join financial resources to build or operate one shared enterprise and carry its gains and losses together.

Common phrases

  • 与日本企业合资yǔ rì běn qǐ yè hé zī

    form a joint venture with a Japanese enterprise

  • 合资成立hé zī chéng lì

    establish as a joint venture

  • 合资经营hé zī jīng yíng

    run a joint venture

Similar words

合作hé zuò: Carry out work or activities together in pursuit of the same goal.
投资tóu zī: Put funds into a business or investment while expecting future profit.
出资chū zī: Give money to a company or project as a capital contributor and investor.

Definition in Chinese

与他方共同投入资金，共同设立公司或开展项目，按出资比例分享收益并分担风险。yǔ tā fāng gòng tóng tóu rù zī jīn gòng tóng shè lì gōng sī huò kāi zhǎn xiàng mù àn chū zī bǐ lì fēn xiǎng shōu yì bìng fēn dān fēng xiǎn

Word origin

合 (hé, "combine") + 资 (zī, "capital") names the joining of capital that supports a shared business project.

Usage tips

  • This verb often comes before a result or activity such as 成立 (chénglì, "establish"), so Chinese can present the investment arrangement before naming what it creates.

Other meanings

  • joint venturenoun
  • joint-venture companynoun

Opposites

  • 独资dú zīinvest independentlyverb

Related words

  • 合资公司hé zī gōng sījoint-venture companynoun
  • 合资企业hé zī qǐ yèjoint venturenoun

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