拨给 (bō gěi) — to allocate, to appropriate (funds, resources, etc.); to authorize expenditure

Definition

verb
to allocateto appropriate (funds, resources, etc.)to authorize expenditure
Easily confused

Examples

  • 拨给。
    Zhèng fǔ bō gěi le yì bǐ zī jīn yòng yú jiào yù xiàng mù.
    The government allocated a sum of money for education projects.
  • 拨给。
    Gōng sī jué dìng bō gěi wǔ bǎi wàn gěi yán fā bù mén.
    The company decided to allocate five million to the R&D department.
  • 拨给。
    Shàng jí yǐ jīng bō gěi le zhè ge gōng chéng de quán bù fèi yòng.
    The higher authorities have already authorized the full cost of this project.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

拨bōtransfer
给gěigive

拨 (transfer) and 给 (give) combine to mean allocate funds to someone.

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 撥; 拨 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
發
發fā撥bō
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 撥 combines 手 (hand) with 發, which gives the sound; the simplified 拨 is a different form.

Open 拨 →

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 給; 给 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
合
合hé給gěi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 給 uses 糸 (silk) for meaning and 合 for sound, and its old sense was rich, abundant, perhaps referring to precious silk; 给 is a later simplified form.

Open 给 →

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