Chinese word

开发商

Pronunciation

Pinyinkāi fā shāng

Meaning

  • noundeveloper

Example

我们的开发商下个月开始施工。wǒ men de kāi fā shāng xià gè yuè kāi shǐ shī gōng

Our developer will start construction next month.

Illustration for 开发商 (developer)

More examples

这家开发商的资质很强。zhè jiā kāi fā shāng de zī zhì hěn qiáng

This developer is highly qualified.

Core concept

A business that turns land or property plans into profitable projects.

Common phrases

  • 房地产开发商fáng dì chǎn kāi fā shāng

    real estate developer

  • 向开发商索赔xiàng kāi fā shāng suǒ péi

    claim compensation from the developer

  • 开发商资质kāi fā shāng zī zhì

    developer qualifications

Similar words

房地产公司fáng dì chǎn gōng sī: A real estate company involved in buying, selling, and developing land or buildings.
建筑商jiàn zhù shāng: A building business that mainly designs and constructs buildings.
施工单位shī gōng dān wèi: An organization or company that carries out construction work on a project.

Definition in Chinese

负责土地或楼盘的规划、投资、建设和销售，以盈利为目的的企业或单位。fù zé tǔ dì huò lóu pán de guī huà tóu zī jiàn shè hé xiāo shòu yǐ yíng lì wèi mù dì de qǐ yè huò dān wèi

Word origin

开发 (kāifā, "develop") + 商 (shāng, "business") forms a term for a business that develops property for sale.

Usage tips

  • In everyday property talk, this noun often appears with prices, contracts, and project schedules, and it normally names the company rather than a person.

Other meanings

  • development companynoun

Opposites

  • 购房者gòu fáng zhěhomebuyernoun

Related words

  • 开发kāi fādevelopverb
  • 开发权kāi fā quándevelopment rightsnoun
  • 开发项目kāi fā xiàng mùdevelopment projectnoun

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