巨资 (jù zī) — huge sum of money; massive funds

Definition

巨资 is a noun meaning a very large amount of money, usually in the context of business, investment, or government spending. It is a more formal, written term than simply saying 很多钱.

noun
huge sum of moneymassive funds

Examples

  • 巨资。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī tóu rù le jù zī kāi fā xīn jì shù.
    This company invested a huge sum of money to develop new technology.
  • 巨资。
    Zhèng fǔ bō chū jù zī yòng yú zāi hòu chóng jiàn.
    The government allocated massive funds for post-disaster reconstruction.
  • 巨资。
    Tā men bù xī jù zī shōu gòu le zhè jiā qǐ yè.
    They spared no expense in acquiring this company.

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.

巨jùhuge
资zīfunds

巨 gives the size, 资 gives the money, so it means a very large sum of capital.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 資; 资 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell-money
Sound part声符shēngfú
次
次cì資zī
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 資 puts 次 above 貝, a shell-money sign, to write property or resource; 次 supplies the sound. The simplified 资 is a shorthand, so do not treat its parts as historical.

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