Definition
理财 (lǐ cái) is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to manage personal finances' — it often refers to investing, saving, and budgeting. The verb 理 and object 财 can be split, as in 理一次财 ('manage finances once'). It's the everyday term for personal financial planning.
verb
to manage financesto do financial planning
Easily confused
- 理睬lǐ cǎisound-aliketo heed, to pay attention to (typically in negative or interrogative constructions)
Examples
- 。Tā měi gè yuè dōu huì lǐ yí cì cái.He manages his finances once a month.
- 理财。Xuéxí lǐ cái duì niánqīngrén lái shuō hěn zhòngyào.Learning to manage finances is very important for young people.
- 理财。Nǐ lǐ cái de fāngshì kěyǐ gèng hélǐ yìxiē.Your way of managing finances could be more reasonable.
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