lesson 17: wealth management and investing (理财与投资)

节俭

jié jiǎn

(adj) thrifty, frugal

存款

cún kuǎn

(n/vo) bank savings; to deposit money at a bank

投资

tóu zī

(vo/n) to invest capital; investment (financial) (lit. to throw or cast capital)

理财

lǐ cái

(vo) to manage wealth

涨

zhǎng

(v) to rise, to surge, to go up (of water, prices, etc.)

炒股

chǎo gǔ

(vo) to flip stocks

引起

yǐn qǐ

(v) to give rise to, to lead to

思考

sī kǎo

(v/n) to think deeply, to ponder over; contemplation, cogitation

姑妈

gū mā

(n) aunt (father’s sister)

矛盾

máo dùn

(n/adj) contradiction, conflict; contradictory, conflicting

郁闷

yù mèn

(adj) gloomy, depressed

省吃俭用

shěng chī jiǎn yòng

to be frugal (with food and other living expenses)

笔

bǐ

(m) (measure word for sums of money)

孙子

sūn zi

(n) grandson (son’s son)

孙女

sūn nü

(n) granddaughter (son’s daughter)

未婚妻

wèi hū qī

(n) fiancée

算

suàn

(v) to count as, to be considered as

合

hé

(v) to combine, to join

劝

quàn

(v) to persuade, to advise, to urge

辛苦

xīn kǔ

(adj/v) hard, strenuous; to work hard

享受

xiǎng shòu

(v/n) to enjoy; enjoyment, pleasure

老太太

lǎo tài tai

(n) elderly lady

利息

lì xī

(n) interest (on invested funds)

增加

zēng jiā

(v) to increase, to add

老年

lǎo nián

(n) old age

说服

shuō fú

(v) to persuade, to convince

签

qiān

(v) to sign, to autograph

合同

hé tong

(n) agreement, contract

想法

xiǎng fǎ

(n) idea, opinion

突然

tū rán

(adv/adj) suddenly, unexpectedly; sudden, unexpected

义工

yì gōng

(n) volunteer work (lit. righteous work), volunteer

麻将

má jiàng

(n) mahjong

赚钱

zhuàn qián

(vo) to make a profit

股市

gǔ shì

(n) stock market

风险

fēng xiǎn

(n) risk, danger, hazard

抵押

dǐ yā

(v) to mortgage

股票

gǔ piào

(n) stock, share (lit. stock certificate)

跌

diē

(v) to fall

赔

péi

(v) to lose (money, etc.), to suffer a loss in a deal