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赞助 (zàn zhù) — to sponsor, to provide financial or material support (for an event, project, etc.)

Definition

赞助 is to sponsor by giving money or material support, usually from a company to an event, project, or cause. More commercial and brand-oriented than 资助 or 援助, which lean toward charitable or official aid.

verb
to sponsor, to provide financial or material support (for an event, project, etc.)

Examples

  • 赞助。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī zàn zhù le wǒ men xué xiào de yùn dòng huì.
    This company sponsored our school's sports meet.
  • 赞助。
    Tā jué dìng zàn zhù zhè ge nóng cūn xiǎo xué de tú shū shì.
    He decided to sponsor the library of this rural primary school.
  • 赞助。
    Hěn duō qǐ yè yuàn yì zàn zhù zhè yàng de gōng yì huó dòng.
    Many companies are willing to sponsor public welfare activities like this.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

赞zànsupport
助zhùhelp

赞 and 助 both convey helping or supporting, giving the sense of sponsorship.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 贊; 赞 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 赞 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (称赞, 赞赏) it is 讚; in others (赞成, 赞同) it is 贊.

  • 㚘㚘㚘
  • 貝貝bèimoney

This note is about the traditional form 贊. It pairs 㚘 with 貝 (money) for helping with money; the simplified 赞 is a 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
力力lìstrong arm
Sound part声符shēngfú
且
且qiě助zhù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

助 pairs 力, a strong arm, with 且, which gives the sound; the meaning is help with strength.

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