cái chǎn
property; assets; estate
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我必须保护好我的财产。
wǒ bì xū bǎo hù hǎo wǒ de cái chǎn.
I must protect my property.
他把所有的财产都捐给了慈善机构。
tā bǎ suǒ yǒu de cái chǎn dōu juān gěi le cí shàn jī gòu.
He donated all of his property to charity.
财产继承是件很复杂的事情。
cái chǎn jì chéng shì jiàn hěn fù zá de shì qíng.
Property inheritance is a very complicated matter.
负债 (fù zhai)
liability
赤字 (chì zì)
deficit
The Chinese word 财产 (cái chǎn) for "property" is composed of two characters: 财 (cái) and 产 (chǎn). The character 财 originally meant "wealth" or "riches", and was often used in the context of money or material possessions. The character 产, on the other hand, originally meant "to give birth" or "to produce", and was often used in the context of agriculture or childbirth. Over time, the two characters came to be combined to form the word 财产, which took on the meaning of "property" or "assets". This combination reflects the idea that property is something that is acquired or produced through wealth or labor.
