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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

经济

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jīng jì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Economy/ɪˈkɒn.ə.mi/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #350 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"科技创新推动了经济发展。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The state of a country or region in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and the supply of money.

    "The government implemented new policies to stimulate the national economy."
  2. 2

    Careful management of available resources, especially money, time, or materials, so as to minimize waste.

    "Switching to LED lights results in a significant economy of electricity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the ancient Greek word 'oikonomia', meaning 'household management', combining 'oikos' (house) and 'nemein' (to manage or dispense). Over centuries, the meaning expanded from managing a single household to the systemic administration and wealth generation of an entire state or country.

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