Chinese word

资本

Pronunciation

Pinyinzī běn

Meaning

  • nouncapital

Example

他需要更多的资本来开公司。tā xū yào gèng duō de zī běn lái kāi gōng sī

He needs more capital to start a company.

Illustration for 资本 (capital)

More examples

资本市场的波动让很多投资者紧张。zī běn shì chǎng de bō dòng ràng hěn duō tóu zī zhě jǐn zhāng

Fluctuations in the capital market made many investors nervous.

Core concept

Resources placed behind an undertaking to support production and generate returns.

Common phrases

  • 资本市场zī běn shì chǎng

    capital market

  • 吸引资本xī yǐn zī běn

    attract capital

  • 资本投入zī běn tóu rù

    capital investment

Similar words

资金zī jīn: Funds available now for business expenses or payments.
资产zī chǎn: All valuable things owned by a person or company, including property, cash, and equipment.
本钱běn qián: The initial money needed to start a business or enter a transaction.

Definition in Chinese

个人或企业用来投入生产、创业或投资的金钱和有形无形资产，作为获取收益的基础。gè rén huò qǐ yè yòng lái tóu rù shēng chǎn chuàng yè huò tóu zī de jīn qián hé yǒu xíng wú xíng zī chǎn zuò wéi huò qǔ shōu yì de jī chǔ

Word origin

资本 (zīběn, "capital") combines 资 (zī, "resources") and 本 (běn, "root or principal"), linking useful resources with the original basis put into an undertaking.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, 资本 (zīběn, "capital") belongs mainly to business and economic talk, so it can sound too formal when discussing a small personal expense.

Other meanings

  • fundsnoun
  • assetsnoun

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