How to say “invest” in Chinese
invest; investment
“Invest” in Chinese is 投资, tóu zī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
投资 is read tóu zī: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”: you throw with your hand. The right part is the same as in 设 and 没.
At the bottom, 贝 “money”; on top, 次 cì hints at the sound.
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 “投资”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 投资. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他想投资一家新公司。tāxiǎngtóuzīyìjiāxīngōngsīHe wants to invest in a new company.
- 投资有风险tóuzīyǒufēngxiǎnInvesting involves risk.
- 这笔投资的回报很高zhèbǐtóuzīdehuíbàohěngāoThe return on this investment is very high.
More words from the lesson “Investment and return”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “invest” in Chinese?
“Invest” in Chinese is 投资, pinyin tóuzī.
What does 投资 mean?
投资 (tóuzī) means “invest; investment”.
How do you write 投资?
投资 is 2 characters: 投 (tóu) — throw; invest; 资 (zī) — funds, capital. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 投资?
投资 is read tóuzī. Tones: tóu — second tone, zī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“invest” in the lesson “Investment and return”
This word is from the topic “Economy and finance” of HSK 6. 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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