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Character · Noun · VerbTraditional資

money; qualification; supply

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Meanings

4 senses · 20 examples
1.

noun

money; funds; capital

Refers to cash, assets or funds used for production or daily use.

Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
qǐ启
dòng动
zī资
jīn金
chōng充
zú足
 。

This company has sufficient startup capital.

Zhèng政
fǔ府
wèi为
xiǎo小
wēi微
qǐ企
yè业
tí提
gōng供
dī低
xī息
dài贷
kuǎn款
zī资
zhù助
 。

The government provides low-interest loan subsidies for small and micro enterprises.

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Tā他
mài卖
diào掉
le了
lǎo老
jiā家
de的
fáng房
zi子
còu凑
qí齐
le了
chuàng创
yè业
zī资
běn本
 。

He sold his old family house to raise enough startup capital.

Zhè这
jiā家
gōng工
chǎng厂
yīn因
zī资
jīn金
liàn链
duàn断
liè裂
ér而
pò破
chǎn产
 。

This factory went bankrupt due to a broken capital chain.

Xué学
xiào校
huò获
dé得
le了
yī一
bǐ笔
kē科
yán研
jīng经
fèi费
zī资
zhù助
 。

The school received a research funding grant.

2.

noun

qualification; ability; aptitude

Refers to a person's inherent talent or acquired qualifications for a certain field.

Zhè这
wèi位
nián年
qīng轻
shè设
jì计
shī师
hěn很
yǒu有
chuàng创
zuò作
zī资
zhì质
 。

This young designer has great creative qualifications.

Tā他
píng凭
jiè借
chū出
sè色
de的
zhuān专
yè业
néng能
lì力
huò获
dé得
le了
jìn晋
shēng升
zī资
gé格
 。

He obtained promotion qualification with his excellent professional abilities.

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Zhè这
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
yāo要
qiú求
tóu投
biāo标
qǐ企
yè业
jù具
bèi备
yī一
jí级
jiàn建
zhù筑
zī资
zhì质
 。

This project requires bidding enterprises to hold first-class construction qualifications.

Tā她
yǒu有
xué学
xí习
yǔ语
yán言
de的
tiān天
fù赋
zī资
zhì质
 。

She has the natural aptitude for learning languages.

Zhè这
jiā家
péi培
xùn训
jī机
gòu构
méi没
yǒu有
hé合
fǎ法
bàn办
xué学
zī资
zhì质
 。

This training institution has no legal school-running qualifications.

3.

verb

to provide; to supply; to fund

formal

Mostly used in formal written contexts to mean providing material or financial support.

Jī基
jīn金
huì会
zī资
zhù助
le了
shí十
suǒ所
piān偏
yuǎn远
shān山
qū区
xiǎo小
xué学
 。

The foundation provided funding for ten remote mountain primary schools.

Gōng公
sī司
wèi为
yuán员
gōng工
tí提
gōng供
le了
zhuān专
yè业
péi培
xùn训
zī资
zhù助
 。

The company provided subsidies for employee professional training.

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Zhè这
xiàng项
yán研
jiū究
yóu由
guó国
jiā家
zì自
rán然
kē科
xué学
jī基
jīn金
zī资
zhù助
 。

This research is funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Zhèng政
fǔ府
chū出
zī资
zī资
zhù助
xīn新
néng能
yuán源
qì汽
chē车
chǎn产
yè业
fā发
zhǎn展
 。

The government provides financial support for the development of new energy vehicle industry.

Cí慈
shàn善
jī机
gòu构
zī资
zhù助
le了
duō多
míng名
pín贫
kùn困
dà大
xué学
shēng生
wán完
chéng成
xué学
yè业
 。

Charitable organizations provided support for multiple impoverished college students to complete their studies.

4.

noun

resource; material

Used in compound words to refer to various available resources or materials.

Tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
wèi为
dú读
zhě者
tí提
gōng供
fēng丰
fù富
de的
wén文
xiàn献
zī资
liào料
 。

The library provides readers with rich documentary resources.

Zhè这
jiā家
gōng工
chǎng厂
shēng生
chǎn产
de的
shì是
gōng工
yè业
yuán原
cái材
liào料
 。

This factory produces industrial raw materials.

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Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
zhěng整
lǐ理
xiàng项
mù目
xiāng相
guān关
de的
jì技
shù术
zī资
liào料
 。

We need to organize technical materials related to the project.

Zāi灾
qū区
jí急
xū需
shí食
pǐn品
hé和
yǐn饮
yòng用
shuǐ水
děng等
shēng生
huó活
wù物
zī资
 。

The disaster area urgently needs living materials such as food and drinking water.

Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
zhuān专
zhù注
yú于
rén人
lì力
zī资
yuán源
guǎn管
lǐ理
fú服
wù务
 。

This company focuses on human resource management services.