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不动产 (bú dòng chǎn) — real estate; immovable property

Definition

A legal/economic term for immovable property — land and buildings, as opposed to movable assets (动产). More technical than 房地产 (the general 'real estate' market); 资产 covers all assets broadly.

noun
real estateimmovable property

Examples

  • 不动产。
    Tā tóu zī le yí chù bú dòng chǎn.
    He invested in a piece of real estate.
  • 不动产。
    bú dòng chǎn De zhuǎn ràng xū yào bàn lǐ shǒu xù.
    The transfer of real estate requires procedures.
  • 不动产。
    Yín háng jiē shòu le bú dòng chǎn zuò wéi dǐ yā.
    The bank accepted the real estate as collateral.

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.

不动not moving
不bùnot动dòngmove
偏正Modifier + head
产chǎnproperty

不 gives not, 动 gives move, and 产 gives property, so it means property that does not move.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The picture in 不 originally showed a flower’s calyx; the “no” sense came later from a related character, not from this picture.

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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 動; 动 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
重
重zhòng動dòng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 動 uses 力 (strength) and 重 as a sound part; 重 refers to a heavy bag ready to be moved by a human. This note is about 動, not 动.

Open 动 →

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 產; 产 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
生生shēngto be born
Sound part声符shēngfú
彥
彥yàn產chǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 產 pairs 生, "to be born," with 彥 as a sound part; the simplified 产 is a shorthand.

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