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财经 (cái jīng) — finance and economics

Definition

财经 (cáijīng) is a broad compound covering finance and economics as a field — used in academic and media contexts like 财经新闻 or 财经专业. Broader than 财务 (a company's accounts) and 财政 (government fiscal affairs).

noun
finance and economics

Examples

  • 财经。
    Tā dà xué zhǔ xiū cái jīng zhuān yè.
    He majored in finance and economics in college.
  • 财经。
    Zuì jìn cái jīng shì chǎng bō dòng hěn dà.
    The finance and economics market has been very volatile recently.
  • 财经。
    Tā zài yì jiā cái jīng gōng sī gōng zuò.
    She works at a finance and economics company.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

财cáifinance
经jīngeconomics

财 and 经 stand for finance and economics, naming the combined field.

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 財; 财 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell
Sound part声符shēngfú
才
才cái財cái
Same sound today

The traditional form 財 has 貝 (shell) next to 才, which gives the sound; the simplified 财 is a later shorthand.

Open 财 →

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 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Economy & TradeFinance & Banking

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