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筹集 (chóu jí) — to raise (funds), to collect (money)

Definition

筹集 focuses on actively gathering money for a specific project or purpose, often by an organization. 集资 is similar but usually implies pooling from many small contributors; 融资 specifically means financing through capital channels.

verb
to raise (funds)to collect (money)

Examples

  • 筹集。
    Tā men zhèng zài chóu jí zī jīn yòng yú huán bǎo xiàng mù.
    They are raising funds for environmental protection projects.
  • 筹集。
    Xué xiào tōng guò yì mài chóu jí shàn kuǎn.
    The school raised charity money through a charity sale.
  • 筹集。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī chéng gōng chóu jí le wǔ bǎi wàn měi yuán.
    This company successfully raised five million dollars.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

筹chóuraise
集jígather

筹 means to raise, and 集 means to gather; together they describe bringing funds together.

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.

Open 筹 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

集 pairs 隹 (bird) with 木 (tree), showing birds on a tree, hence a gathering.

Open 集 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Finance & Banking

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