创收 (chuàng shōu) — earned income; supplementary revenue (generated by an institution)

Definition

Refers to the revenue an institution (school, department, etc.) generates beyond its core budget, usually through services or side activities. 收入 is a general word for 'income'; 创收 specifically means actively creating that extra revenue.

noun
earned incomesupplementary revenue (generated by an institution)

Examples

  • 创收。
    Xué xiào tōng guò jǔ bàn péi xùn bān zēng jiā le chuàng shōu.
    The school increased its earned income by offering training courses.
  • 创收。
    Zhè ge bù mén de chuàng shōu zhǔ yào lái zì zī xún fú wù.
    This department's supplementary revenue mainly comes from consulting services.
  • 创收。
    Wǒ men xū yào zhì dìng gèng hǎo de chuàng shōu jì huà.
    We need to formulate a better plan for earned income.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

创chuàngcreate
收shōuincome

创 means create and 收 means income, together referring to income generated.

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 創; 创 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
刀刀dāoknife
Sound part声符shēngfú
倉
倉cāng創chuàng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 創 pairs 倉 with 刀 (knife) to write 'wound', and 倉 gives the pronunciation. The simplified 创 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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攴攴pū
Sound part声符shēngfú
丩
丩jiū收shōu
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

收 uses 攴 to show an action and 丩 as a sound clue; the old meaning was 'to arrest.'

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