景气 (jǐng qì) — economic boom; prosperity; state of the economy; market conditions

Definition

景气 refers to the overall state of the economy — whether it is thriving (景气) or sluggish (不景气). The compound 景 alone means 'scene/landscape', but in this term it has no independent meaning.

noun
economic boomprosperitystate of the economymarket conditions

Examples

  • ，景气。
    Jīn nián jīng jì zēng zhǎng hěn kuài, shì chǎng hěn jǐng qì.
    The economy grew fast this year, and the market is very prosperous.
  • ，。
    Zuì jìn háng yè bù jǐng qì, hěn duō gōng sī dōu cái yuán le.
    The industry has been in a slump lately; many companies have laid off workers.
  • ，景气。
    Zhèng fǔ chū tái xīn zhèng cè, xī wàng néng dài dòng jǐng qì huí shēng.
    The government introduced new policies, hoping to drive a recovery in the economy.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
日日rìsun
Sound part声符shēngfú
京
京jīng景jǐng
Same sound today

景 has 日 (sun) with 京, which gives its sound; it originally meant sunlight.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 氣; 气 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
米米mǐrice
Sound part声符shēngfú
气
气qì氣qì
Same sound today

The traditional form 氣 pairs 米 (rice) with 气, which supplies the sound; the simplified 气 is a later abbreviation.

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