Chinese online retail¹ giant Alibaba has said it will invest $4.6bn in electronics chain Suning, one of China's largest physical retailers².

中国在线零售巨头阿里巴巴已经表示，它将投资46亿美元投资中国最大的实体零售商苏宁电器。

As a result, Alibaba will become Suning's second largest shareholder³, with a 19.99% stake.

所以，阿里巴巴就成为了苏宁第二大股东，拥有19.99% 的股权。

Suning also said that it would invest $2.25bn in Alibaba in return for a 1.1% stake in the company.

苏宁公司表示将会投资22.5亿美元到阿里巴巴来换取1.1% 的阿里股权。

The two firms said in a joint statement that it would combine their strengths in both online and offline commerce.

两家公司在一项联合声明中说，他们将结合自己的优势，发展好线上和线下电子商务。

Suning, which has about 1,600 shops in China, said customers would be able to browse⁴ electronics in its stores before purchasing the item on Alibaba's site.

苏宁电器，在北京拥有约1600家实体店，表示说顾客会在苏宁实体店中浏览商品后再在阿里巴巴平台上购买。

It also said its network of physical stores would join forces with Alibaba's distribution operations to cut the delivery time of goods to customers - to as little as two hours.

苏宁电器表示说他们的实体店的网上运作将会和阿里巴巴的商品分配操作联合一起来缩短快递速度，让顾客在两个小时之内收到货物。

Zhang Jindong, Suning's chairman, said: "The collaboration⁵ between Alibaba and Suning is a milestone⁶ in China's retail industry and its influence on e-commerce and offline retailing⁷ will be enormous.”

苏宁董事长张近东表示，“阿里巴巴和苏宁的联合将会是中国零售行业重要的里程碑，它对电商和线下零售的影响将会非常大。”

"The deal signals a new trend in the internet age: strengthening China's traditional industries by leveraging⁸ the power of the internet."

“这项联合将预示着互联网时代的一个新的趋势：通过互联网来提高中国传统行业的发展。”

Alibaba has been seeking to expand its reach into home electronics, teaming up with retailers Gome and Haier to offer more appliances on its online marketplace, which is the largest in the world.

阿里巴巴一直寻求将其业务扩大到家用电子产品，和零售商国美、海尔一起联手在网上商城提供更多的家用商品，成为世界最大网上零售商。

Alibaba, founded by Jack⁹ Ma, also owns China's largest online shop, Taobao.com.

阿里巴巴，也称为淘宝商城，由马云创建，是中国最大的网上商店。

Under the collaboration, Suning will open a flagship store on Alibaba's Tmall.com platform, which focuses on consumer electronics, home appliances and baby products.

在其联合下，苏宁在阿里巴巴平台开启旗舰店，主要销售消费类电子产品，家电和婴儿产品。