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This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Economy and finance”. The full topic holds 162 in the KoKo app: 64 at the easy level, 57 at the medium level and 41 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Traditional Chinese vocabulary: economy and finance

Money, banking, prices, taxes, investment: economics and finance vocabulary in Traditional Chinese.

Here are 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Economy and finance”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Traditional Chinese	English
廣告	advertising
資產	asset
資產負債表	balance sheet
銀行	bank
政策利率	base rate
債券	bond
宣傳活動	campaign
資本	capital
競爭	competition
契約	contract
營利事業所得稅	corporation tax
成本	cost
危機	crisis
負債	debt
需求	demand
通路	distribution
經濟	economy
固定利率	fixed rate
基金	fund
成長	growth
指數	index
保險	insurance
上市推出	launch
利潤率	margin
市場	market
金錢	money
價格	price
商品	product
有價證券	security
服務	service
股票	share
證券交易所	stock exchange
供給	supply
目標客群	target
稅賦	tax
配置資金	to invest funds
商業	trade
營業額	turnover
價值	value
財富	wealth

Level 2: medium 35 words

Traditional Chinese	English
會計	accounting
收購	acquisition
查核	audit
撙節	austerity
泡沫	bubble
出口	export
金融	finance
全球化	globalisation
毛利	gross margin
進口	import
通貨膨脹	inflation
理財投資	investmentInvested savings
帳單	invoice
槓桿操作	leverage
負債項目	liability
合併	merger
最低工資	minimum wage
壟斷	monopoly
商務談判	negotiation
投資組合	portfolio
不動產投資	property investment
公共支出	public spending
股東	shareholder
振興措施	stimulus
股票上市	stock market flotation
企業年金	supplementary pension
供應商	supplier
避稅天堂	tax haven
申報	to declare
提供資金	to fund
宣告破產	to go bankrupt
變動成本	variable cost
機動利率	variable rate
就源扣繳	withholding tax
報酬率	yield

Level 3: hard 25 words

Traditional Chinese	English
損益兩平點	break even point
仲介費	brokerage
預算預估	budget forecast
資金調度	cash flow
債權人	creditor
關稅	customs duty
折舊	depreciation
分散投資	diversification
股利	dividend
禁運	embargo
流動性	liquidity
市值	market capitalisation
生產外移	offshoring
緊急預備金	rainy day savings
生產回流	reshoring
外包	subcontracting
租稅優惠	tax loophole
補稅處分	tax reassessment
波動	to fluctuate
舉債	to get into debt
繳納保費	to pay contributions
進行投機	to speculate
貿易順差	trade surplus
清算	winding up
營運資金	working capital

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Economy and finance”. The full topic holds 162 in the KoKo app: 64 at the easy level, 57 at the medium level and 41 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Traditional Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.