变现 (biàn xiàn) — to convert (assets) into cash, to liquidate

Definition

变现 (biànxiàn) means turning assets — stocks, property, receivables — into actual cash. It is a finance/business term, not everyday 'sell' (卖) or 'change into' (变成).

verb

to convert (assets) into cashto liquidate

Examples

变现。
Tā jué dìng bǎ gǔ piào biàn xiàn lái mǎi fáng zi.
He decided to liquidate his stocks to buy a house.
。
Zhè xiē zī chǎn hěn nán biàn bù liǎo xiàn.
These assets are hard to convert into cash.
。
Gōng sī tōng guò chū shòu fáng chǎn chéng gōng biàn le xiàn.
The company successfully liquidated by selling real estate.

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