无形资产

無形資產

wúxíng zīchǎn

noun

Meanings

1 intangible assets
2 non-physical assets (patents, trademarks, goodwill)

Characters

property; asset

Examples

HSK 7-9

品牌是公司最重要的无形资产之一。

Pǐnpái shì gōngsī zuì zhòngyào de wúxíng zīchǎn zhīyī.

The brand is one of the company's most important intangible assets.

HSK 7-9

专利权属于无形资产。

Zhuānlìquán shǔyú wúxíng zīchǎn.

Patent rights count as intangible assets.

Tips

usage

Accounting term. 无形 'without form' contrasts with 有形资产 (tangible assets - buildings, machinery, inventory). In Chinese balance sheets, 无形资产 is its own line item covering patents, trademarks, copyrights, software, land-use rights, and goodwill (商誉).

Stroke Order

无 wú

形 xíng

资 zī

产 chǎn