经济技术开发区

經濟技術開發區

jīngjìjìshùkāifāqū

noun

Meanings

1 economic and technological development zone
2 ETDZ (Chinese special economic area)

Characters

manage; economy

Examples

天津经济技术开发区吸引了大量外资。

Tiānjīn jīngjì jìshù kāifāqū xīyǐn le dàliàng wàizī.

The Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area has attracted substantial foreign investment.

很多大公司把工厂设在经济技术开发区。

Hěn duō dà gōngsī bǎ gōngchǎng shè zài jīngjì jìshù kāifāqū.

Many large companies locate their factories in economic and technological development zones.

Tips

culture

Often abbreviated 经开区 (jīngkāiqū). ETDZs were rolled out from 1984 in coastal cities as a reform-era tool — tax breaks and streamlined FX rules to pull in foreign technology and capital. Different from 经济特区 (SEZs like Shenzhen), which have broader powers.

Stroke Order

经 jīng

济 jì

技 jì

术 shù

开 kāi

发 fā

区 qū