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投资

tóu zī · tou zi

Traditional 投資

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. investment
  2. to invest
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A small investment

  1. Liangliang

    听说(tīngshuō)你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)投资(tóuzī)一家(yījiā)小店(xiǎodiàn)？

    I heard you want to invest in a small shop?

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)投资(tóuzī)一家(yījiā)咖啡店(kāfēidiàn)。

    Yes, I want to invest in a coffee shop.

  3. Liangliang

    开店(kāidiàn)要(yào)很多(hěnduō)钱(qián)，你(nǐ)有(yǒu)多少(duōshao)？

    Opening a shop takes a lot of money. How much do you have?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)有(yǒu)三十块(sānshíkuài)。

    Thirty yuan.

  5. Liangliang

    三十块(sānshíkuài)怎么(zěnme)投资(tóuzī)？

    How do you invest with thirty yuan?

  6. Dengdeng

    先(xiān)投资(tóuzī)一杯(yībēi)咖啡(kāfēi)，今天(jīntiān)一整天(yīzhěngtiān)都(dōu)不(bù)困(kùn)。

    A cup of coffee. A small investment, and now I am not sleepy all day.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)决(jué)定(dìng)把(bǎ)积(jī)蓄(xù)投(tóu)资(zī)到(dào)房(fáng)地(dì)产(chǎn)上(shang)。

He decided to invest his savings in real estate.

02

这(zhè)项(xiàng)投(tóu)资(zī)的(de)风(fēng)险(xiǎn)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)。

The risk of this investment is too great.

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