资本家 (zī běn jiā) — capitalist (person who owns capital and employs labor)
Definition
A 资本家 is the owner of capital who hires workers for profit — a standard term in Marxist/political-economy writing, more abstract and ideological than 老板 ("business owner, boss").
noun
capitalist (person who owns capital and employs labor)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 资本家。Zhè wèi zī běn jiā tóu zī le yì jiā xīn gōng chǎng.This capitalist invested in a new factory.
- 资本家。Mǎ kè sī zhǔ yì rèn wéi zī běn jiā bō xuē gōng rén de shèng yú jià zhí.Marxism holds that capitalists exploit the surplus value of workers.
- 资本家。Nà ge zī běn jiā kào fáng dì chǎn fā le dà cái.That capitalist made a fortune through real estate.
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