经济独立

經濟獨立

jīngjì dúlì

phrase

Meanings

1 financial independence
2 economically self-sufficient

Characters

to manage, classic

to aid, economy

alone, independent

Examples

HSK 4

他三十岁了还没实现经济独立。

Tā sānshí suì le hái méi shíxiàn jīngjì dúlì.

He's thirty and still hasn't achieved financial independence.

HSK 5

女性经济独立才能有底气。

Nǚxìng jīngjì dúlì cáinéng yǒu dǐqì.

Only when women are financially independent can they be confident.

HSK 6

毕业后我就经济独立了，不再问家里要钱。

Bìyè hòu wǒ jiù jīngjì dúlì le, bùzài wèn jiālǐ yào qián.

I've been financially independent since graduating - I don't ask my family for money anymore.

Tips

usage

Common phrase in self-improvement and feminist discourse on Chinese social media. Often paired with 人格独立 (personal independence). FIRE-movement style early retirement is 财务自由 instead.

Stroke Order

经 jīng

济 jì

独 dú

立 lì