How to say “economy” in Chinese

经济

jīngjì

economy

noun · HSK 4 · topic “Money and numbers”

“Economy” in Chinese is 经济, jīng jì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

经济 is read jīng jì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

jīng — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

jì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

经

jīng — pass through; constantly

On the left, 纟 “thread”.

济

jì — cross (a river); help

On the left, 氵 “water”: the old meaning is to cross a river.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “经济”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 经济. Tap the sound icon to listen.

经济处于稳定发展的阶段。jīngjìchǔyúwěndìngfāzhǎndejiēduànThe economy is at a stage of stable development.
改革开放以后，中国经济发展得很快。gǎigékāifàngyǐhòu,ZhōngguójīngjìfāzhǎndehěnkuàiAfter reform and opening-up, China's economy developed very fast.
这里的经济为什么发展得这么快？zhèlǐdejīngjìwèishénmefāzhǎndezhèmekuàiWhy is the economy here developing so fast?
改革开放推动了经济的发展gǎigékāifàngtuīdònglejīngjìdefāzhǎnReform and opening-up drove economic development.
农业在经济中的比重下降了nóngyèzàijīngjìzhōngdebǐzhòngxiàjiàngleAgriculture's share of the economy has fallen.
沿海地区的经济比较发达yánhǎidìqūdejīngjìbǐjiàofādáThe economy of the coastal areas is fairly developed.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “economy” in Chinese?

“Economy” in Chinese is 经济, pinyin jīngjì.

What does 经济 mean?

经济 (jīngjì) means “economy”.

How do you write 经济?

经济 is 2 characters: 经 (jīng) — pass through; constantly; 济 (jì) — cross (a river); help. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 经济?

经济 is read jīngjì. Tones: jīng — first tone, jì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“economy” in the lesson “Save or spend”

This word is from the topic “Money and numbers” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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