资 zī wealth
wealth; capital
How to remember 资: 次 time + 贝 sea shell = wealth. Every time the old collector finds a rare sea shell on the beach, he adds it to his pile of hidden wealth.
Component breakdown
资 = 次 time + 贝 sea shell
- 次 time
- 冫 ice
- 欠 to lack
- 贝 sea shell
Every time the old collector finds a rare sea shell on the beach, he adds it to his pile of hidden wealth.
How it is used
- Bound; wealth/capital/resources. 资金 (zījīn) funds, 资源 (zīyuán) resources, 投资 (tóuzī) invest.
- 工资 (gōngzī) = wages/salary: 发工资 (fā gōngzī) pay out wages.
- 资料 (zīliào) = data/materials/reference info; 资格 (zīgé) = qualification/eligibility.
Words with 资
- 工资gōngzīwagesHSK 4
- 资料zīliàomaterialHSK 4
- 资格zīgéqualificationsHSK 5
- 资源zīyuánnatural resource (such as water or minerals)HSK 5
- 资金zījīnfundsHSK 5
- 投资tóuzīinvestmentHSK 6
- 资产zīchǎnpropertyHSK 6
- 资本zīběncapital (economics)HSK 6
- 出资chūzīto fundHSK 7
- 合资hézījoint ventureHSK 7
- 外资wàizīforeign investmentHSK 7
- 师资shīzīqualified teacherHSK 7
- 物资wùzīgoodsHSK 7
- 资助zīzhùto subsidizeHSK 7
- 资历zīlìqualificationsHSK 7
- 资深zīshēnveteran (journalist etc)HSK 7
- 资质zīzhìaptitudeHSK 7
- 融资róngzīfinancingHSK 9
- 资本主义zīběnzhǔyìcapitalismHSK 9
- 资讯zīxùninformationHSK 9
- 集资jízīto raise moneyHSK 9
Example sentences
- 我上网找资料。 Wǒ shàngwǎng zhǎo zīliào.I go online to search for information.
- 我去图书馆找资料。 Wǒ qù túshūguǎn zhǎo zīliào.I'm going to the library to try to find some information/materials.
- 工资很低，其它条件还行。 Gōngzī hěn dī, qítā tiáojiàn hái xíng.The wages are low but the other conditions of employment are acceptable.
- 他投资失败了。 Tā tóuzī shībài le.His investment was a failure.