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筹资 (chóu zī) — to raise funds (for a project); to raise capital

Definition

Business and finance term meaning 'to raise funds or capital,' usually for a company or project. Formal written register, common in news, reports, and corporate contexts.

verb
to raise funds (for a project)to raise capital

Examples

  • 。
    Tā men wèi zhè ge xiàng mù chóu dào le zī.
    They raised funds for this project.
  • 筹资。
    Wǒ men xū yào jì xù chóu zī.
    We need to continue raising funds.
  • 筹资。
    Gōng sī chéng gōng chóu zī jiàn shè xīn gōng chǎng.
    The company successfully raised funds to build a new factory.

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
资zīfunds

筹 means raise or arrange, and 资 means funds, together describing raising 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.

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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Appears in
Finance & Banking

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