集资 (jí zī) — to raise funds; to collect money (for a specific purpose)
Definition
集资 emphasizes pooling money from many sources for a project. Unlike 捐款 or 募捐 (charitable giving) and 融资 (formal financing), it is neutral on motive and can be legal or illegal.
verb
to raise fundsto collect money (for a specific purpose)
Examples
- 集资。Gōng sī tōng guò fā xíng gǔ piào jí zī.The company raised funds by issuing shares.
- 集资。Tā men wèi zāi qū jí zī xiū jiàn xué xiào.They raised money to build schools for the disaster area.
- 集资。Fēi fǎ jí zī shì wéi fǎ xíng wéi.Illegal fundraising is against the law.
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