資 (zi1 | zi1) : property; expenses; provide; endowment

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資

zi1

zi1

[1] [n] property; wealth; capital
[2] [n] expenses; fees; charges
[3] [v] provide; supply; support
[4] [n] endowment; aptitude; natural ability
[5] [n] qualifications; record of service

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: (#154)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

資 / 资

This word has been viewed 18685 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Apr 2014 10:39

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工資 gung1 zi1 gong1 zi1 = wages, pay

資本主義 zi1 bun2 zyu2 ji6 zi1 ben3 zhu3 yi4 = capitalism

資本 zi1 bun2 zi1 ben3 = capital (as in goods and net worth)

資料 zi1 liu6*2 zi1 liao4 = data; material; information

投資 tau4 zi1 tou2 zi1 = to invest

合資 hap6 zi1 he2 zi1 = joint venture

資助 zi1 zo6 zi1 zhu4 = to subsidise; to provide financial aid

資本家 zi1 bun2 gaa1 zi1 ben3 jia1 = capitalist

資格 zi1 gaak3 zi1 ge5 = qualifications

資源 zi1 jyun4 zi1 yuan2 = resources
See all 95 compounds (CantoDict reports 121 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 7 examples containing 資

我頭先email畀你嗰啲資料，你收到未呀？粵
Have you get the information I emailed to you just now yet?
[Lit. I just-now email give you that information, you receive not-yet [particle]?]

我不敢隨便填寫我的個人資料。國
I do not dare carelessly fill out [on a form] my personal information.

我唔敢隨便填我啲個人資料。粵
I do not dare carelessly fill out [on a form] my personal information.

雖然我沒上大學，但是我認為我也有資格的。國
Although I have not attended college, I believe that I am also qualified.

大批物資運往災區。
A great amount of goods have been transported to the disaster area.
[Passive voice can often be expressed without using the passive marker 被 or other similar prepositions, esp for written expressions. ]

我睇都係買屋比較揸拿，好過投資喺啲小生意上粵
I am of the view that buying property has more assurance, better than investing in small businesses.

經濟衰退嘅成因係消費、投資及資產價格之間唔平衡。粵
Inequilibrium in expenditure, investment and the prices of assets and properties would cause an economic downturn.

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