Chinese word

资产

Pronunciation

Pinyinzī chǎn

Meaning

  • nounassets

Example

他有很多资产。tā yǒu hěn duō zī chǎn

He has a lot of assets.

Illustration for 资产 (assets)

More examples

公司需要盘点流动资产。gōng sī xū yào pán diǎn liú dòng zī chǎn

The company needs to take inventory of its current assets.

Core concept

Value-bearing holdings that can be owned, used for gain, or increase in worth, whether physical or intangible.

Common phrases

  • 固定资产gù dìng zī chǎn

    fixed assets

  • 流动资产liú dòng zī chǎn

    current assets

  • 无形资产wú xíng zī chǎn

    intangible assets

  • 资产负债表zī chǎn fù zhài biǎo

    balance sheet

Similar words

财产cái chǎn: All the property and rights belonging to a person or organization that may be sold or inherited.
资本zī běn: Funds and equipment used as the base for business operations and production.
资金zī jīn: Available money used to pay for business activities or complete transactions.
财富cái fù: The combined value of the money and valuable property held by a person or group.

Definition in Chinese

资产是指具有经济价值的有形财产或无形权利，包括现金、房产、设备、专利等，可以为所有者带来利益或增值。zī chǎn shì zhǐ jù yǒu jīng jì jià zhí de yǒu xíng cái chǎn huò wú xíng quán lì bāo kuò xiàn jīn fáng chǎn shè bèi zhuān lì děng ké yǐ wèi suó yóu zhě dài lái lì yì huò zēng zhí

Word origin

资产 (zīchǎn, "assets") combines 资 (zī, "resources or capital") with 产 (chǎn, "property"), linking available resources with economically valuable holdings.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this noun has a formal financial tone, so casual talk about personal belongings usually calls them by their specific names instead.

Other meanings

  • propertynoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 资产管理zī chǎn guán lǐasset managementnoun
  • 资产重组zī chǎn chóng zǔasset restructuringnoun
  • 资产阶级zī chǎn jiē jíbourgeoisienoun

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