经济性 (jīng jì xìng) — economic efficiency, cost-effectiveness, economy (as a quality)

Definition

Used in technical and business contexts to refer to the quality of being cost-effective — a product or project that delivers good value. More abstract and evaluative than 便宜 (cheap) or 省钱 (saves money).

noun
economic efficiencycost-effectivenesseconomy (as a quality)

Examples

  • 经济性，。
    Zhè kuǎn qì chē de jīng jì xìng hěn hǎo, hěn shěng yóu.
    This car model has good fuel economy; it saves a lot of gas.
  • 经济性。
    Gōng sī xū yào píng gū xīn xiàng mù de jīng jì xìng.
    The company needs to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the new project.
  • 经济性。
    Zhè zhǒng cái liào de jīng jì xìng bǐ chuán tǒng cái liào gèng gāo.
    This material has higher economic efficiency than traditional materials.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

经济economic
经jīngmanage济jìfinance
联合Side by side
性xìngquality

经济 concerns economic matters, and 性 marks a quality such as cost-effectiveness.

Characters in this word

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 經; 经 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mìsilk; thread
Sound part声符shēngfú
巠
巠jīng經jīng
Same sound today

The traditional form 經 combines 糹 (silk; thread) with 巠, which gives the sound.

Open 经 →

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 濟; 济 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
齊
齊qí濟jì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 濟 pairs 水 (water) with 齊, which gives the sound; the simplified 济 is a later shorthand.

Open 济 →

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
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
生
生shēng性xìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

性 is built from 忄 (the heart) and 生 (a sound clue). The heart part connects the word to a person's inner nature or quality.

Open 性 →

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