助学 (zhù xué) — to provide financial aid to students (scholarship, grant, loan); to tutor or support someone's studies (less common)

Definition

助学 means 'to support students' studies,' covering both financial aid (scholarships, loans) and tutoring or study help — typically used in institutional or program contexts (e.g. 助学计划, 助学贷款).

verb
to provide financial aid to students (scholarship, grant, loan)to tutor or support someone's studies (less common)

Examples

  • 助学。
    Zhèng fǔ tuī chū le yí xiàng xīn de zhù xué jì huà.
    The government launched a new financial aid program.
  • 助学。
    Hěn duō qǐ yè dōu cān yù le zhù xué huó dòng.
    Many enterprises participated in educational support activities.
  • 助学。
    Tā tōng guò zhù xué dài kuǎn wán chéng le dà xué xué yè.
    She completed her university education through a student loan.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

助zhùhelp
学xuéstudy

“助” means to help and “学” refers to studies, together they mean to support someone's learning.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrong arm
Sound part声符shēngfú
且
且qiě助zhù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

助 pairs 力, a strong arm, with 且, which gives the sound; the meaning is help with strength.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 學; 学 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 學 may have used 爻 and 六 for sound, with hands and a child added later; the simplified 学 is a shorthand.

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