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募款 (mù kuǎn) — to raise funds, to collect donations

Definition

募款 means 'to raise funds / solicit donations' (e.g. for disaster relief or schools). It emphasizes actively collecting money from others, often through organized campaigns.

verb
to raise fundsto collect donations

Examples

  • 募款。
    Tā men zhèng zài wèi zāi qū mù kuǎn.
    They are raising funds for the disaster area.
  • 。
    Zhè cì huó dòng mù dào le hěn duō kuǎn.
    This event managed to raise a lot of funds.
  • 。
    Tā qù nián wèi shān qū xué xiào mù guò yí cì kuǎn.
    He raised funds for a mountain school once last year.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

募mùcollect
款kuǎnfunds

募 and 款 combine to mean collect funds.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
莫
莫mò募mù
Same sound today

募 has 莫 on top and 力 (strength) below, with 莫 giving the sound and 力 showing strength.

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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
欠欠qiànlacking, desire
Sound part声符shēngfú
柰
柰nài款kuǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

款 pairs 柰, a sound hint, with 欠, a part about lacking or desire.

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