赞助 meaning in English
to sponsor; to provide financial or material support
Meaning of 赞助
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to sponsor; to provide financial or material support
How to use 赞助
赞助 is used when a company or person gives money or materials to an event, team, or project. It works as a verb and also as a noun meaning sponsorship. Example: 这家公司赞助了我们的比赛。(Zhè jiā gōngsī zànzhù le wǒmen de bǐsài.) This company sponsored our competition.
赞 (zàn) means to praise or support, as in 称赞 (chēngzàn), and 助 (zhù) means to help, as in 帮助 (bāngzhù). When you 赞助 something, you back it and help it with money or goods.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 赞助 for everyday help, like helping a friend move. For that, use 帮助 (bāngzhù) or 帮忙 (bāngmáng). 赞助 is mainly for financial or material support to events, groups, or causes.
赞助 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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赞 zàn · to help · 16 strokes
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助 zhù · to help · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 赞助.
| 帮助 | bāngzhù | assistance; aid; to help; to assist |
| 赞成 | zànchéng | to approve of; to agree with; (literary) to help bring about |
| 称赞 | chēngzàn | to praise; to commend; to compliment |
| 赞赏 | zànshǎng | to admire; to praise |
| 助理 | zhùlǐ | assistant |
| 助手 | zhùshǒu | assistant; helper |
| 资助 | zīzhù | to subsidize; to provide financial aid |
| 辅助 | fǔzhù | to assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary |
| 协助 | xiézhù | to provide assistance; to aid |
| 援助 | yuánzhù | to help; to support |
| 救助 | jiùzhù | to help sb in trouble; aid |
| 补助 | bǔzhù | to subsidize; subsidy |
Questions about 赞助
What does 赞助 mean?
赞助 (zànzhù) means "to sponsor; to provide financial or material support" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 赞助?
赞助 is made of 2 characters: 赞 (16 strokes), 助 (7 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.
Is 赞助 an HSK word?
Yes. 赞助 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 赞助 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 赞助 is written 贊助.
How do you say sponsor as a person or company in Chinese?
Use 赞助商 (zànzhùshāng) for a business sponsor, or 赞助人 (zànzhùrén) for an individual. For example, 他们在找赞助商。(Tāmen zài zhǎo zànzhùshāng.) They are looking for sponsors.
What is the difference between 赞助 and 资助?
Both involve giving support. 赞助 often suggests sponsoring an event or brand, and the sponsor usually gets publicity in return. 资助 (zīzhù) is more about funding a person or cause, like paying for a student's education.