Chinese word

拨款

Pronunciation

Pinyinbō kuǎn

Meaning

  • verballocate funds

Example

政府准备拨款支持教育项目。zhèng fǔ zhǔn bèi bō kuǎn zhī chí jiào yù xiàng mù

The government plans to allocate funds to support education programs.

Illustration for 拨款 (allocate funds)

More examples

地方政府计划拨款改善公共服务。dì fāng zhèng fǔ jì huà bō kuǎn gǎi shàn gōng gòng fú wù

The local government plans to allocate funds to improve public services.

Core concept

Moves a reserved sum from a larger pool of money toward a named project or cost.

Common phrases

  • 向贫困家庭拨款xiàng pín kùn jiā tíng bō kuǎn

    allocate funds to poor families

  • 地方政府拨款支持dì fāng zhèng fǔ bō kuǎn zhī chí

    local government allocates funds to support

  • 为项目拨款wèi xiàng mù bō kuǎn

    allocate funds for a project

Similar words

出资chū zī: Puts up the money needed to run a business or carry out a project.
资助zī zhù: Gives money or supplies to help a person, organization, or project.
发放fā fàng: Hands out grants, subsidies, or payments to the people who receive them.

Definition in Chinese

从预算或账户中拨出资金，用于支持某个项目或支付特定费用的行为。cóng yù suàn huò zhàng hù zhōng bō chū zī jīn yòng yú zhī chí mǒu gè xiàng mù huò zhī fù tè dìng fèi yòng de xíng wéi

Word origin

拨 (bō, "move or set aside") + 款 (kuǎn, "funds") forms a verb for moving part of a money supply to a specific use.

Usage tips

  • For everyday conversation, this word often sounds official because it describes an organization releasing budget money, not a casual personal payment.

Other meanings

  • disburseverb
  • grantnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 追加拨款zhuī jiā bō kuǎnadditional fundingnoun
  • 财政拨款cái zhèng bō kuǎnfinancial allocationnoun

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