经济
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
经济 (jīngjì) · economy
经济 (jīngjì) means “economy; economic”. It is written with 2 characters: 经 (the classics) + 济 (to aid). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 经济 is built
The characters
经 jīng · the classics
What 经 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 工 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
济 jì · to aid
What 济 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 齐qí — neat
- 文wén — writing
- 亠tóu — lid
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 文wén — writing
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 齐 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个国家的经济发展很快。Zhège guójiā de jīngjì fāzhǎn hěn kuài.This country's economy is growing fast.
你在大学学经济吗？Nǐ zài dàxué xué jīngjì ma?Do you study economics at university?
Questions about 经济
What does 经济 mean?
经济 (jīngjì) means “economy; economic”.
How do you pronounce 经济?
经济 is pronounced jīngjì.
Which HSK level is 经济?
经济 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 经常jīngchángoften
- 经过jīngguòto pass by
- 经理jīnglǐmanager
- 已经yǐjīngalready
- 曾经céngjīngonce
- 经历jīnglìto experience
- 经验jīngyànexperience
- 经营jīngyíngto run (a business)
- 经典jīngdiǎnclassic
- 经商jīngshāngto do business
Learn 经济 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 87: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.