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經濟

Pronunciation: /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

“經濟” is a Chinese word. Its 8 meanings in English:

noun

  1. economy
  2. finance
  3. economics
  4. financial condition; finances

adjective

  1. economic (relating to an economy, or to the field of economics)
  2. of economic value
  3. economical (saving money or resources); thrifty; having value for money

verb

  1. to be economical

Etymology

First attested in the 4th century AD as meaning "to benefit the people". The modern meaning of "economics" is borrowed from Japanese 経済 (keizai, “economics”). See more at 經濟 /经济 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ᶻʰ

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