Definition
奖学金 (jiǎng xué jīn) specifically means a 'scholarship' — financial aid for study. It differs from the broader 奖 (jiǎng, 'prize/award') or 奖项 (jiǎng xiàng, 'award category') because it is always tied to education and usually requires an application (申请) or academic merit. You commonly pair it with the measure word 笔 and verbs like 申请, 拿, or 获得.
noun
scholarship
Measure word · 笔
Examples
- 奖学金。Tā shēnqǐng le yì bǐ jiǎng xué jīn qù Měiguó dúshū.He applied for a scholarship to study in the United States.
- ，奖学金。Tā de chéngjì hěn hǎo, suǒyǐ ná dào le jiǎng xué jīn.Her grades were very good, so she got the scholarship.
- 奖学金，。Méiyǒu jiǎng xué jīn, wǒ kěnéng shàng bù liǎo dàxué.Without a scholarship, I might not be able to attend university.
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