资本 (zī běn) — capital (in economics)

Definition

In economics, 资本 means 'capital' as a factor of production (money, assets, machinery) — not the capital city 首都. Compared to 资金, it is broader and more theoretical; 资金 is everyday 'funds'.

noun
capital (in economics)

Examples

  • 资本
    Gōng sī xū yào xī yǐn gèng duō zī běn lái kuò dà yè wù.
    The company needs to attract more capital to expand its business.
  • 资本
    Zài jīng jì xué zhōng, zī běn shì shēng chǎn yào sù zhī yī.
    In economics, capital is one of the factors of production.
  • 资本
    Tā men yòng zhè bǐ zī běn tóu zī le xīn xiàng mù.
    They used this capital to invest in a new project.

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