预算案 (yù suàn àn) — budget bill; budget proposal (submitted to a legislative body)

Definition

A 'budget bill' or 'budget proposal' formally submitted to a legislature for review and approval, distinct from the working 预算 (budget plan itself).

noun
budget billbudget proposal (submitted to a legislative body)

Examples

  • 预算案。
    Zhèng fǔ xiàng guó huì tí jiāo le xīn de yù suàn àn.
    The government submitted a new budget bill to the National Assembly.
  • 预算案。
    Dài biǎo men zhèng zài tǎo lùn míng nián de yù suàn àn.
    The delegates are discussing next year's budget proposal.
  • 预算案。
    Yì huì tōng guò le jīn nián de yù suàn àn.
    The parliament passed this year's budget bill.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

预算budget
预yùin advance算suàncalculate
偏正Modifier + head
案ànbill/proposal

“预算” means calculate in advance and “案” is a bill or proposal, giving a budget bill.

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 預; 预 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
予
予yǔ預yù
Same sound today

The traditional form 預 combines 予 for the sound and 頁 for the meaning; the simplified 预 is a later shorthand.

Open 预 →

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

The current form 算 has 竹 on top, 目 in the middle, and 廾 below; the 目 part may have originally drawn counting rods, often made of bamboo.

Open 算 →

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
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
安
安ān案àn
Same sound today

案 pairs 木, a wood/tree shape, with 安, which is used for its sound.

Open 案 →

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