津贴 (jīn tiē) — to subsidize; to provide a subsidy or allowance… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

津贴 covers both the act of subsidizing someone and the allowance itself — used for work-related perks (交通津贴 'transport allowance') and government aid.

verb

to subsidizeto provide a subsidy or allowance to

Examples

津贴。
Gōng sī měi yuè jīn tiē yuán gōng jiāo tōng fèi yòng.
The company subsidizes employees' transportation costs every month.
津贴。
Zhèng fǔ jīn tiē dī shōu rù jiā tíng de shuǐ diàn fèi.
The government subsidizes the water and electricity bills of low-income families.
津贴。
Xué xiào jīn tiē yōu xiù xué shēng chū guó jiāo liú de fèi yòng.
The school subsidizes the expenses of outstanding students studying abroad.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

津jīnallowance

贴tiēsubsidy

津 and 贴 both point to money given as support, together naming an allowance or subsidy.

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

盡

盡jìn津jīn

Same sound today

津 is made from 水, water, and 盡, which supplies the sound.

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 貼; 贴 is its simplified writing.

貝占貼

Meaning part形符xíngfú

貝貝bèishell

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn貼tiē

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 貼 pairs 貝, a shell, with 占 as a sound part; the simplified 贴 is a later shorthand.

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