Chinese word

财产

Pronunciation

Pinyincái chǎn

Meaning

  • nounproperty

Example

这笔钱是他的全部财产。zhè bǐ qián shì tā de quán bù cái chǎn

This money is all of his property.

Illustration for 财产 (property)

More examples

他为了还债，卖掉了一部分财产。tā wèi le huán zhài mài diào le yí bù fèn cái chǎn

To repay his debts, he sold part of his property.

Core concept

The whole pool of valuable things and rights that a person or group owns and can control.

Common phrases

  • 个人财产gè rén cái chǎn

    personal property

  • 出售财产chū shòu cái chǎn

    sell property

  • 转移财产zhuǎn yí cái chǎn

    transfer property

Similar words

资产zī chǎn: Money, equipment, real estate, and rights owned by a person or organization and valued as resources.
财富cái fù: A store of money and valuable possessions that gives a person or group wealth.
房产fáng chǎn: Owned houses, apartments, buildings, and land treated as real estate.
产权chǎn quán: The legal right to own, use, or dispose of a thing, piece of land, or other asset.

Definition in Chinese

个人或团体实际拥有并能处置的、有经济价值的有形财物和无形权利的总称，包括现金、房屋、债权等。gè rén huò tuán tǐ shí jì yōng yǒu bìng néng chǔ zhì de yǒu jīng jì jià zhí de yǒu xíng cái wù hé wú xíng quán lì de zǒng chēng bāo kuò xiàn jīn fáng wū zhài quán děng

Word origin

财产 (cáichǎn, "property") combines 财 (cái, "wealth") with 产 (chǎn, "production or goods"), forming a term for the complete holding of economic value.

Usage tips

  • English property often suggests land or a building, but this Chinese noun also covers money and enforceable rights, so it is broader than real estate.

Other meanings

  • assetsnoun
  • possessionsnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 财产管理cái chǎn guán lǐproperty managementnoun
  • 财产评估cái chǎn píng gūproperty valuationnoun

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