government-funded expenses
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
government-funded expenses; official allowance
archaicA historical term referring to funds provided by the government, especially for education or official duties. Used in early modern and pre-modern China.
Qīng清
mò末
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
guān官
fèi费
shēng生
bèi被
pài派
wǎng往
Rì日
běn本
liú留
xué学
。
In the late Qing dynasty, many government-funded students were sent to study in Japan.
Tā他
kào靠
guān官
fèi费
wán完
chéng成
le了
dà大
xué学
xué学
yè业
。
He completed his university studies with government funding.
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Guān官
fèi费
liú留
xué学
céng曾
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
péi培
yǎng养
rén人
cái才
de的
zhòng重
yào要
tú途
jìng径
。
Government-funded study abroad was once an important way for China to cultivate talent.