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融资 (róng zī) — (verb) to finance; to raise funds; (noun) financing; funding

Definition

融资 is the act of a company or project raising money from outside sources. Unlike 募捐, it is commercial, not charitable; 金融 names the finance industry itself.

verb
to financeto raise funds
noun
financingfunding

Examples

  • 融资。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī jì huà xiàng yín háng róng zī.
    This company plans to raise funds from the bank.
  • 融资，。
    róng zī Yǒu duō zhǒng fāng shì, bǐ rú fā xíng gǔ piào.
    There are many ways of financing, such as issuing stocks.
  • 融资。
    Chéng gōng de róng zī duì chuàng yè gōng sī hěn zhòng yào.
    Successful financing is very important for startups.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

融róngraise
资zīfunds

融资 pairs 融 (raise) with 资 (funds) to mean financing or raising 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
鬲鬲gécauldron
Sound part声符shēngfú
蟲
蟲chóng融róng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

融 pairs 鬲, a cauldron, with 蟲, which gives the sound.

Open 融 →

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.

Open 资 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Business & CommerceFinance & Banking

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