Chinese symbol for “magnate”
财阀
cái fá
Traditional: 財閥
tycoon; magnate; powerful corporation; conglomerate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for magnate is 财阀 (cái fá), defined as: tycoon; magnate; powerful corporation; conglomerate.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “magnate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大王 | dà wáng | king; magnate |
| 大王 | dài wang | robber baron (in opera, old stories); magnate |
| 巨头 (巨頭) | jù tóu | tycoon; magnate |
| 富商大贾 (富商大賈) | fù shāng dà gǔ | (idiom) tycoon; magnate |
| 富商巨贾 (富商巨賈) | fù shāng jù gǔ | (idiom) tycoon; magnate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 财阀.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 财产 (財產) | cái chǎn | property; assets |
| 财富 (財富) | cái fù | wealth; riches |
| 财政 (財政) | cái zhèng | public finance; government finance |
| 财务 (財務) | cái wù | financial affairs; finance |
| 财经 (財經) | cái jīng | finance and economics |
| 财物 (財物) | cái wù | property; belongings |
| 军阀 (軍閥) | jūn fá | military clique; junta |
| 阀门 (閥門) | fá mén | valve (mechanical) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “magnate”.
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