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外商直接投资

wài shāng zhí jiē tóu zīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
overseas foreign direct investment (OFDI)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

外商直接投資 外商直接投资 [wai4 shang1 zhi2 jie1 tou2 zi1] /overseas foreign direct investment (OFDI)/

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Other forms in these source records: 外商直接投資

  • 外
    wài

    outside / in addition / foreign / external

  • 商
    shāng

    commerce / merchant / dealer / to consult / 2nd note in pentatonic scale / quotient (as in 智商[zhì shāng], intelligence quotient)

    Shāng

    Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC) / surname Shang

  • 直
    zhí

    straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

    Zhí

    surname Zhi / Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God

  • 接
    jiē

    to receive / to answer (the phone) / to meet or welcome sb / to connect / to catch / to join / to extend / to take one's turn on duty / to take over for sb

  • 投
    tóu

    to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) / to cast (a ballot) / to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) / to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) / to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) / to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) / to go to / to seek refuge / to place oneself into the hands of / (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water

  • 资
    zī

    resources / capital / to provide / to supply / to support / money / expense

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.