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This page gives 100 Simplified Chinese words on “Economy and finance”. The full topic holds 162 in the KoKo app: 56 at the easy level, 61 at the medium level and 45 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 Simplified 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.

Simplified Chinese vocabulary: economy and finance

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

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

Level 1: easy 34 words

Simplified Chinese	English
品牌	brand
预算	budget
资本	capital
中央银行	central bank
竞争	competition
生活费	cost of living
信用	credit
危机	crisis
负债	debt
经济	economy
基金	fund
保险	insurance
投资	investmentCommitment of capital
理财投资	investmentInvested savings
上市	launch
寿险	life insurance
贷款	loan
营销	marketing
商品	product
利润	profit
国债	public debt
服务	service
股票	share
股价	share price
政府补贴	state aid
证券交易所	stock exchange
供给	supply
借贷	to borrow
申报	to declare
进行投资	to invest
配置资金	to invest funds
商业	trade
价值	value
财富	wealth

Level 2: medium 38 words

Simplified Chinese	English
审计	audit
泡沫	bubble
消费者	consumer
企业所得税	corporation tax
赤字	deficit
税费	duty
固定利率	fixed rate
自由贸易	free trade
全球化	globalisation
所得税	income tax
通货膨胀	inflation
利率	interest rate
发票	invoice
负债项目	liability
顾客忠诚度	loyalty
合并	merger
最低工资	minimum wage
货币政策	monetary policy
垄断	monopoly
商务谈判	negotiation
投资组合	portfolio
物价指数	price index
购买力	purchasing power
报价单	quote
储蓄	savings
投机	speculation
供应商	supplier
盈余	surplus
目标客户	target
避税天堂	tax haven
税制	taxation
宣告破产	to go bankrupt
营业额	turnover
变动成本	variable cost
浮动利率	variable rate
清算	winding up
代扣代缴	withholding tax
收益率	yield

Level 3: hard 28 words

Simplified Chinese	English
资产	asset
债券	bond
经纪佣金	brokerage
现金流	cash flow
债务人	debtor
分散投资	diversification
股息	dividend
首付	down payment
禁运	embargo
固定成本	fixed cost
杠杆效应	leverage
流动性	liquidity
市值	market capitalisation
获利能力	profitability
保护主义	protectionism
应收账款	receivable
破产重整	receivership
有价证券	security
偿债能力	solvency
股票上市	stock market flotation
外包	subcontracting
企业年金	supplementary pension
税收优惠	tax loophole
补税	tax reassessment
波动	to fluctuate
举债	to get into debt
贸易顺差	trade surplus
营运资金	working capital

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Simplified Chinese words on “Economy and finance”. The full topic holds 162 in the KoKo app: 56 at the easy level, 61 at the medium level and 45 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 Simplified 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 Simplified Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.