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title: "Chuzi Meaning: 出资 (to fund) or 出自 (to come from)?"
description: "出资 (traditional 出資, chūzī) means “to fund; to invest; to put up money”. Not the chuzi you heard? See 出自. Hear its tones, see what 出 and 资 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuzi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 出资 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

出资 chūzī

## to fund; to invest; to put up money

## Its characters

1. 出 chū to put up (money)
2. 资 zī money

## In a sentence

这家公司出资修建了一座图书馆。 This company funded the construction of a library.

[More about 出资](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%87%BA%E8%B5%84)

## Other words said chuzi

- [出自chūzìto come from](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%87%BA%E8%87%AA)

## More words with 出 or 资

- [产出 chǎnchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chanchu)
- [超出 chāochū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaochu)
- [出版 chūbǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuban)
- [出差 chūchāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuchai)
- [出场 chūchǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuchang)
- [出动 chūdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chudong)
- [出发 chūfā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chufa)
- [出国 chūguó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuguo)
- [出具 chūjù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuju)
- [出口 chūkǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chukou)

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