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The Chinese word ziben - 资本 - zīběn
(capital in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
zīběn
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English translations
capital, what is capitalized on,
sth.used to one's own advantage
Chinese characters:
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资本 ( ziben / zīběn ) in traditional characters
資本
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 资本 ( ziben / zīběn ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Ta de ziben bu duo.
Tā de zīběn bù duō.– English translation: He doesn't have much capital.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to support | also: principal
资本 ( ziben / zīběn ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 695)
资本 ( ziben / zīběn ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 695)
Chinese words containing the word 资本 ( ziben / zīběn ) :
zīběnzhǔyì ( 资本主义 : capitalism )
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