专款专用

專款專用
zhuānkuǎnzhuānyòng
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 earmarked funds must be used only for their designated purpose
  2. 2 dedicated funds for dedicated use

Examples

Fúpín zījīn bìxū zhuānkuǎn zhuānyòng.
Poverty-alleviation funds must be used only for their designated purpose.
Rènhé dānwèi bùdé nuóyòng zhuānkuǎn zhuānyòng de zījīn.
No unit may misappropriate funds that are earmarked for specific uses.

Tips

memory
Two balanced halves: 专款 (dedicated money) 专用 (dedicated use). The repetition of drives the point home — this money, for this purpose, and nothing else.
register
Heavily used in fiscal and auditing contexts. You will see it in news about government budgets, especially concerning disaster relief, poverty alleviation, and social security funds.

Stroke Order

zhuān
kuǎn
yòng