拨款

• Pinyin: bō kuǎn
• Desglose de hanzi: 拨 = hand motion of allocation; 款 = 士 (scholar) + 欠 (owe/lacking), originally meaning sincere, later extended to money/funds

Significado

Asignación/consignación de fondos; dotación presupuestaria; asignar fondos.

Used primarily in government, corporate, and institutional contexts for official fund allocation. Common in budgeting, project financing, and policy discussions. More formal than simply 给钱.

Ejemplos

1. 中央政府拨款五十亿元用于西部地区的基础设施建设。
2. 这笔拨款必须专款专用，不得挪作他用。
3. 学校获得了一笔科研拨款，用于购置先进实验设备。

Guía de uso

Contexto: government, finance, institutional

Tono: official

Correcto

• 议会批准了这项紧急拨款。(Parliament approved this emergency appropriation.)
• 项目拨款已经到位，可以开工了。(Project funding is in place — we can start construction.)

Incorrecto

• 我给你拨款买午饭。(Don't use 拨款 for personal transfers — it's for official/institutional funds)

Origen e historia

拨 (to allocate, appropriate) + 款 (funds, money). A formal compound for official fund allocation.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Professional/Official