Capital

Capital (资本 zīběn) refers to (1) money and funds owned by an individual or organization used to invest or start a business to produce more wealth; (2) accumulated machinery and assets devoted to the production of other goods to bring in income, but which do not make money directly.

Capital (资本 zīběn) with explanation (1) as in the capital market (资本市场 zīběn shìchǎng), which is the market dealing with medium-term and long-term capital and loans.

Capital (资本 zīběn) with explanation (2) as in human capital (人力资本 rénlì zīběn), which refers to the skills, knowledge, and abilities of an individual which could produce economic value.

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Capital (资产)
Capital (资本 zī běn) refers to assets (资产 zī chǎn) that can be used for producing (产/生产 chǎn/shēng chǎn) economic value. "Das Kapital" (资本论 zī běn lùn), literally "theory of capital" in Chinese, is a work by Karl Marx. Part 1: Breakdown of Words “资” (zī) as in "assets" (资产 zī chǎn), "investment" (投资 tóu zī), or "funds" (资金 zī jīn). “本” (běn) as in "fundamental" (根本 gēn běn), "instinct" (本能 běn néng), or "skill" (本领 běn lǐng). Part 2: Examples
1. Capital export (资本输出 zī běn shū chū).
2. Capital outflow (资本外流 zī běn wài liú).
3. Capital input（资本投入 zī běn tóu rù).
4. Fixed capital（不变资本 bù biàn zī běn, or 固定资本 gù dìng zī běn).
5. Industrial capital (产业资本 chǎn yè zī běn).
6. Venture capital（风险资本 fēng xiǎn zī běn).

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