Definition
合资 is a verb meaning 'to form a joint venture' or 'to pool capital with a partner'. It is a separable verb (离合词): you can insert 了, 过, or other elements between 合 and 资, e.g., 合了资 ('formed a joint venture'), 合过资 ('have formed a joint venture'). It is also commonly used attributively before nouns like 企业 or 项目 to mean 'joint-venture'.
verb
to form a joint ventureto pool capital (with a partner)
Easily confused
- 盒子hé zisound-alikebox; case
Examples
- 合资。Tāmen juédìng hé zī kāi yì jiā xīn gōngsī.They decided to form a joint venture to open a new company.
- 。Zhè liǎng jiā gōngsī yǐjīng hé guò zī le.These two companies have already formed a joint venture.
- 合资。Zhè jiā gōngsī zhèngzài hé wàiguó gōngsī hé zī.This company is currently forming a joint venture with a foreign company.
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