🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

经济

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jīng jì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Economy/ɪˈkɒn.ə.mi/
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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 oikonomia, meaning 'household management,' combining oikos ('house') and nemein ('to manage'). It entered English in the 15th century initially to mean the management of household affairs, later broadening during the 17th and 18th centuries to encompass the financial and resource management of entire nations and states.

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