并购案 (bìng gòu àn) — (business) merger and acquisition case; M&A deal

Definition

A compound noun referring to a specific merger and acquisition case or deal, commonly used in business and legal contexts. The '案' suffix marks it as a documented case, not the act of merging itself.

noun
(business) merger and acquisition caseM&A deal
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 并购案。
    Zhè cì bìng gòu àn shè jí liǎng jiā dà xíng kē jì gōng sī.
    This M&A case involves two large tech companies.
  • 并购案。
    Lǜ shī zhèng zài shěn yuè nà fèn bìng gòu àn de wén jiàn.
    The lawyer is reviewing the documents for that M&A case.
  • 并购案。
    Zhè ge bìng gòu àn yīn wèi jiān guǎn wèn tí bèi tuī chí le.
    This M&A deal was postponed due to regulatory issues.

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.

并购merger and acquisition
并bìngmerge购gòuacquire
联合Side by side
案àncase

并 merge and 购 acquire give the deal, 案 gives the case, naming a merger deal.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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 購; 购 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishellfish
Sound part声符shēngfú
冓
冓gòu購gòu
Same sound today

The traditional form 購 pairs 貝, a shellfish, with 冓, which gives the sound; the simplified 购 is a later shorthand.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
安
安ān案àn
Same sound today

案 pairs 木, a wood/tree shape, with 安, which is used for its sound.

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