pool money; raise funds
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to pool money (together); to raise funds (for something)
informalImplies multiple people contributing a small amount each to reach a larger sum for a common purpose. Often used in informal contexts.
Dà大
jiā家
còu凑
qián钱
mǎi买
le了
xiē些
tú图
shū书
zī资
liào料
。
Everyone pooled money to buy some books and reference materials.
Wǒ我
men们
dǎ打
suàn算
còu凑
qián钱
gěi给
lǎo老
shī师
mǎi买
fèn份
shēng生
rì日
lǐ礼
wù物
。
We plan to pool money to buy a birthday gift for our teacher.
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Zhè这
bǐ笔
chuàng创
yè业
zī资
jīn金
shì是
jǐ几
gè个
péng朋
you友
còu凑
qián钱
jiě解
jué决
de的
。
This startup capital was raised by pooling money from a few friends.
Cūn村
lǐ里
rén人
còu凑
qián钱
xiū修
le了
zhè这
zuò座
qiáo桥
。
The villagers pooled money to build this bridge.