注资 (zhù zī) — to inject capital or funds (into a business, project, or market)

Definition

A formal business/finance verb: to invest or pump capital into a company, project, or market. Pairs with 向/对 + project + 注资, often used in news and corporate reports.

verb
to inject capital or funds (into a business, project, or market)

Examples

  • 注资。
    Gōng sī jué dìng xiàng zhè ge xiàng mù zhù zī.
    The company decided to inject capital into this project.
  • 。
    Tā men qù nián zhù le sān yì zī yòng yú yán fā.
    They injected 300 million in capital last year for research and development.
  • 注资。
    Zhèng fǔ tōng guò zhù zī lái wěn dìng jīn róng shì chǎng.
    The government stabilizes the financial market by injecting capital.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

注zhùinject
资zīfunds

注 means inject and 资 means funds.

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
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
主
主zhǔ注zhù
Same sound today

注 combines 水, meaning water, with 主, which gives the sound.

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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 資; 资 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell-money
Sound part声符shēngfú
次
次cì資zī
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 資 puts 次 above 貝, a shell-money sign, to write property or resource; 次 supplies the sound. The simplified 资 is a shorthand, so do not treat its parts as historical.

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