赞助

贊助

zànzhù

verb HSK 4 #4,685

Meanings

To support and assist — to sponsor

Zhège huódòng yóu yì jiā gōngsī zànzhù.

This event is sponsored by a company.

Tā zànzhù le yí ge pínkùn xuéshēng.

He sponsored a poor student.

Gǎnxiè suǒyǒu zànzhùshāng de zhīchí.

Thank you for the support of all sponsors.

usage

赞助 implies financial support. 赞助商 (zànzhùshāng) means 'sponsor' (the organization). It's very common in business, sports, and event contexts.

grammar

Pattern: A 赞助 B = A sponsors B. Can also be a noun: 得到赞助 (receive sponsorship).

赞 zàn

助 zhù