English–Chinese
“donate” in Chinese
How to say “donate” in Chinese
“Donate” in Chinese is 捐 (juān).
A resource leaves its owner and moves toward a person or organization that needs support.
Example sentences with 捐
许多人把衣物和食物捐赠给灾区。xǔ duō rén bǎ yī wù hé shí wù juān zèng gěi zāi qū
Many people donated clothing and food to disaster areas.
Tips for using 捐
- Chinese often makes the recipient explicit with 给 (gěi, "to"), as in 捐给学校 (juān gěi xuéxiào, "donate to a school"), while the donated amount or item can come before it.
Other Chinese words for “donate”
他把奖金奉献给了学校。tā bǎ jiǎng jīn fèng xiàn gěi le xué xiào
He donated the prize money to the school.
我把旧衣服捐助给孤儿院。wǒ bǎ jiù yī fú juān zhù gěi gū ér yuàn
I donated my old clothes to the orphanage.
他每年都会捐款给慈善机构。tā měi nián dū huì juān kuǎn gěi cí shàn jī gòu
He donates to charitable organizations every year.
我决定把奖金捐献给贫困儿童。wǒ jué dìng bǎ jiǎng jīn juān xiàn gěi pín kùn ér tóng
I decided to donate the bonus to poor children.
他们决定把旧书捐赠给社区图书馆。tā men jué dìng bǎ jiù shū juān zèng gěi shè qū tú shū guǎn
They decided to donate the old books to the community library.