经济体 (jīng jì tǐ) — an economy; a country or region considered as an economic entity

Definition

经济体 refers to a country or region treated as a single economic unit, usually in macro-economic or global-trade contexts. It is more abstract than 经济 ('economy' as a system).

noun
an economya country or region considered as an economic entity
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 经济体。
    Zhōng guó shì shì jiè shàng zuì dà de jīng jì tǐ zhī yī.
    China is one of the largest economies in the world.
  • 经济体。
    Zhè ge dì qū de jīng jì tǐ zhèng zài kuài sù zēng zhǎng.
    The economy of this region is growing rapidly.
  • 经济体。
    Quán qiú huà de jīng jì tǐ zhī jiān xiāng hù yī lài chéng dù hěn gāo.
    Globalized economies are highly interdependent.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

经济economy
经jīngmanage济jìfinance
联合Side by side
体tǐentity

经济 refers to economic matters and 体 to a body or entity, together meaning an economic entity.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 經; 经 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mìsilk; thread
Sound part声符shēngfú
巠
巠jīng經jīng
Same sound today

The traditional form 經 combines 糹 (silk; thread) with 巠, which gives the sound.

Open 经 →

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 濟; 济 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
齊
齊qí濟jì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 濟 pairs 水 (water) with 齊, which gives the sound; the simplified 济 is a later shorthand.

Open 济 →

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 體; 体 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
骨骨gǔbone
Sound part声符shēngfú
豊
豊lǐ體tǐ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 體 pairs 骨 (bone) with 豊 as a sound part; this note is about 體, not about the parts of 体.

Open 体 →

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