noun / verb HSK 6
Traditional 並購
bìng gǒu
merger and acquisition · M&A · to merge and acquire

Meaning

并购 is a business term referring to mergers and acquisitions, where companies combine or one company purchases another. 并 means 'to merge' and 购 means 'to purchase,' together forming the compound that covers both types of corporate consolidation.

Usage

This is formal business vocabulary used primarily in corporate, financial, and legal contexts. It appears frequently in business news, financial reports, and discussions about corporate strategy. Native speakers use it as both a noun (并购活动 'M&A activity') and a verb (并购公司 'to acquire a company').

Examples

  1. 01
    这家公司正在进行大规模的并购活动。
    Zhè jiā gōng zhèng zài jìn xíng guī de bìng gǒu huó dòng.
    This company is conducting large-scale merger and acquisition activities.
  2. 02
    去年跨国并购的数量有所下降。
    nián kuà guó bìng gǒu de shù liàng yǒu suǒ xià jiàng.
    The number of cross-border M&A deals declined last year.

Characters

Measure words

  • 一起并购案
  • zōng两宗并购交易

Common collocations

  • 并购交易
    bìng gǒu jiāo
    M&A transaction
  • 跨国并购
    kuà guó bìng gǒu
    cross-border M&A
  • 并购
    bìng gǒu àn
    M&A deal/case
  • 并购重组
    bìng gǒu chóng
    mergers, acquisitions and restructuring

Antonyms

Origin

This is a modern compound formed from two verbs that describe the two main ways companies can combine: 并 (merging/combining as equals) and 购 (one purchasing the other).

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