Chinese word

投资

Pronunciation

Pinyintóu zī

Meaning

  • verbinvest

Example

投资股票要谨慎。tóu zī gǔ piào yào jǐn shèn

Investing in stocks requires caution.

Illustration for 投资 (invest)

More examples

投资房地产需要长期规划。tóu zī fáng dì chǎn xū yào cháng qī guī huà

Investing in real estate requires long-term planning.

Core concept

Present money, time, or material support becomes a stake in a future result.

Common phrases

  • 投资房地产tóu zī fáng dì chǎn

    invest in real estate

  • 投资公司tóu zī gōng sī

    invest in a company

  • 投资股市tóu zī gǔ shì

    invest in the stock market

Similar words

投入tóu rù: Devoting money, time, or effort to carry out or advance a project or task.
出资chū zī: Contributing funds to a business, project, or other venture.
花钱huā qián: Paying money for something bought or for a service received.
理财lǐ cái: Arranging and using personal funds in financial products to make them grow.

Definition in Chinese

将资金或物质、时间等投入到项目、企业或机会中，期望在未来获得收益或价值增长的行为。jiāng zī jīn huò wù zhì shí jiān děng tóu rù dào xiàng mù qǐ yè huò jī huì zhōng qī wàng zài wèi lái huò dé shōu yì huò jià zhí zēng zhǎng de xíng wéi

Word origin

The compound 投 (tóu, "put in") + 资 (zī, "resources") forms 投资 (tóuzī, "invest"), linking an initial contribution with a hoped-for return.

Usage tips

  • The same written form can serve as a verb or a noun in Chinese, so sentence position helps distinguish an action from the investment activity itself.

Other meanings

  • investmentnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 投资者tóu zī zhěinvestornoun
  • 投资额tóu zī éinvestment amountnoun
  • 投资回报tóu zī huí bàoinvestment returnnoun

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