财阀

財閥

cáifá

noun #75,803

Meanings

1 plutocrat; financial magnate
2 conglomerate run by a wealthy family; chaebol

Characters

powerful clique

Examples

HSK 7-9

这部韩剧讲的是一个财阀家族的故事。

Zhè bù hánjù jiǎng de shì yí ge cáifá jiāzú de gùshi.

This Korean drama tells the story of a chaebol family.

HSK 7-9

少数财阀控制着国家的经济命脉。

Shǎoshù cáifá kòngzhì zhe guójiā de jīngjì mìngmài.

A handful of tycoons control the country's economic lifeline.

Tips

history

The same two characters are read zaibatsu in Japanese, for the family conglomerates of prewar Japan such as Mitsubishi, and chaebol in Korean, for groups such as Samsung and Hyundai. 阀 here means a powerful clique, as in 军阀 'warlord' and 门阀 'great aristocratic family'.

Stroke Order

财 cái

阀 fá