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day 59brands and markets

unit 9 · business & the economy

    brands and markets

    Talk about brands, markets and investors, and say “on one’s own” the written way with 自行.

    today’s words

    • 品牌 pǐnpái · brand
    • 創立 chuànglì · found, establish
    • 集團 jítuán · group, conglomerate
    • 總裁 zǒngcái · president, chairman (of a group)
    • 供給 gōngjǐ · supply, provide
    • 破產 pòchǎn · go bankrupt
    • 股市 gǔshì · stock market
    • 合同 hétóng · contract
    • 開業 kāiyè · open for business
    • 虧 kuī · lose (money), be short of
    • 合併 hébìng · merge
    • 暢銷 chàngxiāo · best-selling, selling well
    • 前景 qiánjǐng · prospects, outlook
    • 匯 huì · remit, send (money)
    • 貨幣 huòbì · currency, money
    • 理財 lǐcái · manage one’s money
    • 收益 shōuyì · earnings, returns
    • 上漲 shàngzhǎng · rise, go up (prices)
    • 國產 guóchǎn · domestically made
    • 自行 zìxíng · by oneself, on one’s own
    • 撒 sǎ · sprinkle, scatter
    • 適宜 shìyí · suitable, appropriate
    • 要點 yàodiǎn · key points, essentials

    sentences

    • 這個品牌是她二十年前自行創立的。 · She set up this brand on her own twenty years ago.
    • 股市上漲的時候,大家都開始談理財。 · When the stock market goes up, everyone starts talking about managing their money.
    • 不少小店開業不到一年就破產了。 · Quite a few small shops go bust within a year of opening.
    • 這款國產手機是今年最暢銷的。 · This locally made phone is this year’s best-seller.
    • 出國以前,最好先換一點當地的貨幣。 · Before you go abroad, it’s best to change a bit of the local currency.