盘活

盤活

pánhuó

verb #95,761

Meanings

1 to revitalize (assets, resources)
2 to put idle capital back to use
3 to reinvigorate

Characters

board; situation

alive; to activate

Examples

政府要盘活闲置的国有资产。

Zhèngfǔ yào pánhuó xiánzhì de guóyǒu zīchǎn.

The government aims to revitalize idle state-owned assets.

这笔贷款帮公司盘活了现金流。

Zhè bǐ dàikuǎn bāng gōngsī pánhuó le xiànjīnliú.

This loan helped the company get its cash flow moving again.

Tips

memory

Literally 'turn the board alive' — 盘 (board/situation) + 活 (alive). Picture a frozen chess position (死局) being brought back to play. Used in finance for assets that have been tied up and need to start 'breathing' again.

Stroke Order

盘 pán

活 huó