基金会 (jī jīn huì) — foundation (institution)
Definition
基金会 is an organization (the 会 suffix marks a group/association) that manages and distributes a fund — not the abstract 'basis' meaning of 基础 or 根本. Compare 基金, which is the money itself.
noun
foundation (institution)
Measure word · 家
Examples
- 基金会。Zhè ge jī jīn huì měi nián xiàng pín kùn xué shēng tí gōng jiǎng xué jīn.This foundation provides scholarships to poor students every year.
- 基金会。Tā fù zé guǎn lǐ jī jīn huì de kē yán jīng fèi.He is responsible for managing the foundation's research funds.
- 基金会。Nà jiā jī jīn huì zhuān zhù yú ái zhèng yán jiū.That foundation focuses on cancer research.
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