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拨款

撥款
bōkuǎn
verb HSK 7 #17,873

Meanings

  1. 1 to allocate funds
  2. 2 appropriation
  3. 3 to appropriate (money)

Examples

政府拨款修建了这座桥。
Zhèngfǔ bōkuǎn xiūjiàn le zhè zuò qiáo.
The government allocated funds to build this bridge.
教育拨款不断增加。
Jiàoyù bōkuǎn bùduàn zēngjiā.
Education funding keeps increasing.
他申请了一笔科研拨款。
Tā shēnqǐng le yī bǐ kēyán bōkuǎn.
He applied for a research grant.

Tips

grammar
拨款 works as both a verb-object phrase (拨 allocate + 款 funds) and a noun (an appropriation/grant). As a noun, it takes measure word 笔: 一笔拨款.

Stroke Order

拨 bō
款 kuǎn