Hanzi
Traditional
資
Simplified
资

resources/capital/to provide/to supply/to support/money/expense

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

zī, zì

Bopomofo

ㄗ, ㄗˋ

Jyutping

zi1

Example sentences

工資 / 工资 gōngzī
工人們要求提高工資。
工人们要求提高工资。

The workers demanded higher wages.

領 / 领 lǐng
我們去領工資了。
我们去领工资了。

We went to collect our wages.

投資 / 投资 tóuzī
他決定投資這家新公司。
他决定投资这家新公司。

He decided to invest in this new company.

風險 / 风险 fēngxiǎn
這種投資的風險很高。
这种投资的风险很高。

The risk of this kind of investment is very high.

資料 / 资料 zīliào
我需要為報告收集一些資料。
我需要为报告收集一些资料。

I need to collect some information for the report.

反復 / 反复 fǎnfù
他反復檢查資料，才放心交給老師。
他反复检查资料，才放心交给老师。

He checked the materials repeatedly before feeling comfortable handing them to the teacher.

資本 / 资本 zīběn
創辦公司需要大量的資本。
创办公司需要大量的资本。

Starting a company requires a lot of capital.

出資 / 出资 chūzī
這棟大樓是由一位當地企業家出資興建的。
这栋大楼是由一位当地企业家出资兴建的。

This building was funded and built by a local entrepreneur.

合資 / 合资 hézī
他們決定成立一家合資企業。
他们决定成立一家合资企业。

They decided to establish a joint venture.

外資 / 外资 wàizī
這家公司吸引了大量外資。
这家公司吸引了大量外资。

This company attracted a lot of foreign investment.

Example Vocabulary

小資

xiao3'zi1

工資

gong1'zi1

wages; pay; salary

投資

tou2'zi1

to invest; investment

資料

zi1'liao4

data; material; information

資本

zi1'ben3

capital; assets

出資

chu1'zi1

to invest; to provide funds

勞資

lao2'zi1

合資

he2'zi1

joint venture; to pool capital

外資

wai4'zi1

foreign capital; foreign investment

投資人

tou2'zi1'ren2

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