资本 zīběn capital (economics)
How to remember 资本: 资 wealth + 本 source = capital (economics).
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How it is used
- Capital (in economics) - money/resources invested to make more - 资本市场 (zīběn shìchǎng) capital markets.
- Economics term; also figuratively one's 'capital'/leverage: 有本钱/资本骄傲 (yǒu zīběn jiāo'ào) to have grounds to be proud.
- 资本主义 (zīběn zhǔyì) capitalism; distinct from 资金 (zījīn, funds on hand).
Example sentences
- 公司由于缺乏资本倒闭了。 Gōngsī yóuyú quēfá zīběn dǎobì le.The firm went under due to lack of capital.