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预算 (yù suàn) — (noun) budget; (verb) to budget

Definition

预算 is the overall plan for expected income and spending. 经费 refers to the actual funds allocated for use. 编制 means to draw up or compile a plan (like a 预算).

noun
budget
verb
to budget

Examples

  • 预算。
    Jīn nián de yù suàn yǐ jīng pī zhǔn le.
    This year's budget has already been approved.
  • 预算。
    Wǒ men dé xiān yù suàn yí xià zhè ge xiàng mù.
    We need to budget this project first.
  • 预算，。
    yù suàn Chāo zhī le, xū yào chóng xīn tiáo zhěng.
    The budget has been overspent and needs to be readjusted.

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.

预yùbeforehand
算suàncalculate

The 预 meaning beforehand combines with 算 meaning calculate to mean a plan made in advance.

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 預; 预 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
予
予yǔ預yù
Same sound today

The traditional form 預 combines 予 for the sound and 頁 for the meaning; the simplified 预 is a later shorthand.

Open 预 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The current form 算 has 竹 on top, 目 in the middle, and 廾 below; the 目 part may have originally drawn counting rods, often made of bamboo.

Open 算 →
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