国库

國庫

guókù

noun #22,264

Meanings

1 state treasury
2 national exchequer
3 public purse

Characters

country / nation / state

storehouse / treasury / warehouse

Examples

这笔资金将直接进入国库。

Zhè bǐ zījīn jiāng zhíjiē jìnrù guókù.

These funds will go directly into the state treasury.

战争大大消耗了国库。

Zhànzhēng dàdà xiāohào le guókù.

The war greatly depleted the national treasury.

Tips

usage

国库 refers to the government's central financial reserve. In modern China it is administered by the Ministry of Finance (财政部). Compare: 国库券 (guókùquàn) = treasury bonds.

Stroke Order

国 guó

库 kù