民营化

民營化

mínyínghuà

noun #68,508

Meanings

1 privatization
2 to privatize

Characters

people; private

to run; to manage

Examples

HSK 5

支持者认为，民营化能提高企业的效率。

Zhīchízhě rènwéi, mínyínghuà néng tígāo qǐyè de xiàolǜ.

Supporters argue that privatization makes companies more efficient.

HSK 7-9

这家国营工厂去年民营化了。

Zhè jiā guóyíng gōngchǎng qùnián mínyínghuà le.

This state-run factory was privatized last year.

Tips

usage

民营化, literally 'turning over to private management', is the softer word for privatization, common in Taiwan and in mainland reform talk. 私有化 sounds blunter and more political. The opposite is 国有化 (nationalization).

Stroke Order

民 mín

营 yíng

化 huà