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资本家

Word · NounTraditional資本家

capitalist; bourgeois; investor

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Meanings

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1.

noun

capitalist; bourgeois; one who owns capital and exploits workers' surplus labor

neutral

In Marxist theory, this term specifically refers to the class that owns the means of production and exploits wage labor. In general usage, it may refer to any wealthy investor or business owner, sometimes carrying negative connotations of exploitation, though it can also be used neutrally in economic contexts.

Zài在
mǎ马
kè克
sī思
zhǔ主
yì义
lǐ理
lùn论
zhōng中
 ,
zī资
běn本
jiā家
shì是
zī资
chǎn产
jiē阶
jí级
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zǔ组
chéng成
bù部
fèn分
 。

In Marxist theory, capitalists are an important component of the bourgeoisie.

Nà那
wèi位
zī资
běn本
jiā家
tóu投
zī资
le了
xǔ许
duō多
xīn新
xīng兴
de的
kē科
jì技
gōng公
sī司
 。

That capitalist invested in many emerging technology companies.

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Gōng工
rén人
men们
rèn认
wéi为
zī资
běn本
jiā家
bō剥
xuē削
le了
tā他
men们
de的
láo劳
dòng动
chéng成
guǒ果
 。

The workers believed that the capitalists exploited the fruits of their labor.

Tā他
cóng从
yī一
gè个
pǔ普
tōng通
shāng商
rén人
chéng成
zhǎng长
wéi为
yǒu有
míng名
de的
zī资
běn本
jiā家
 。

He grew from an ordinary merchant into a famous capitalist.