筹款 (chóu kuǎn) — to raise money, to fundraise
Definition
A verb-object compound meaning 'to raise money / fundraise' (e.g. for charity, a cause, or a project). The verb splits: insert a result complement or object between 筹 and 款, as in 筹到了很多款.
verb
to raise moneyto fundraise
Examples
- 筹款，。Xué xiào zhèng zài chóu kuǎn, xiǎng jiàn yí gè xīn tú shū guǎn.The school is fundraising to build a new library.
- 。Zhè cì huó dòng wǒ men yǐ jīng chóu dào le hěn duō kuǎn.We have already raised a lot of money from this event.
- 筹款。Tā zhèng zài wèi cí shàn zǔ zhī chóu kuǎn.He is fundraising for a charity organization.
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