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筹款 (chóu kuǎn) — to raise money, to fundraise

Definition

A verb-object compound meaning 'to raise money / fundraise' (e.g. for charity, a cause, or a project). The verb splits: insert a result complement or object between 筹 and 款, as in 筹到了很多款.

verb
to raise moneyto fundraise

Examples

  • 筹款，。
    Xué xiào zhèng zài chóu kuǎn, xiǎng jiàn yí gè xīn tú shū guǎn.
    The school is fundraising to build a new library.
  • 。
    Zhè cì huó dòng wǒ men yǐ jīng chóu dào le hěn duō kuǎn.
    We have already raised a lot of money from this event.
  • 筹款。
    Tā zhèng zài wèi cí shàn zǔ zhī chóu kuǎn.
    He is fundraising for a charity organization.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

筹chóuraise
款kuǎnmoney

筹 means to raise or arrange, and 款 means money; together they mean to raise money.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 籌; 筹 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
竹竹zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
壽
壽shòu籌chóu
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 籌 has 竹 (bamboo) on top and 壽 below as the sound part; the simplified 筹 is a later shorthand.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
欠欠qiànlacking, desire
Sound part声符shēngfú
柰
柰nài款kuǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

款 pairs 柰, a sound hint, with 欠, a part about lacking or desire.

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Appears in
Business & CommerceMoney & Currency

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