联营 (lián yíng) — to operate jointly; to form a joint venture

Definition

联营 means 'joint operation / joint venture' — two or more parties running a business together and sharing risk. More general and collaborative than 合资, which specifically means pooling capital in a new company.

verb
to operate jointlyto form a joint venture

Examples

  • 联营。
    Zhè liǎng jiā gōng sī jué dìng lián yíng kāi fā xīn shì chǎng.
    These two companies decided to jointly operate and develop new markets.
  • 联营。
    Tā men chéng lì le yì jiā lián yíng gōng sī lái shēng chǎn diàn zǐ chǎn pǐn.
    They established a joint venture company to produce electronic products.
  • 联营。
    Zhè zhǒng lián yíng mó shì néng jiàng dī shuāng fāng de jīng yíng fēng xiǎn.
    This joint operation model can reduce the business risks for both parties.

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.

联liánjointly
营yíngoperate

联 (jointly) + 营 (operate): to operate jointly.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聯; 联 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 聯 combines 耳 (ear) and 絲 (silk); 联 is a simplified form of 聯.

Open 联 →

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 營; 营 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宮宮gōngpalace
Sound part声符shēngfú
熒
熒yíng營yíng
Same sound today

The traditional form 營 pairs 宮 (palace) with 熒 as a sound part, depicting a person working all night with a light on his house; the simplified 营 is a later abbreviation.

Open 营 →

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