资助 zīzhù to subsidize
to subsidize; to provide financial aid; subsidy
How to remember 资助: 资 wealth + 助 to help = to subsidize.
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How it is used
- To subsidize / give financial aid - 资助贫困学生 (zīzhù pínkùn xuésheng) to fund poor students; 得到资助 (dédào zīzhù) to receive funding.
- Implies helping someone financially out of support, often charitable or institutional.
- Contrast 赞助 (zànzhù, to sponsor, often commercial): 资助 leans toward aid/patronage, 赞助 toward sponsorship for exposure.