English–Chinese
“volunteer” in Chinese
How to say “volunteer” in Chinese
“Volunteer” in Chinese is 志愿者 (zhì yuàn zhě).
A person who turns a personal willingness to help into unpaid service for others.
Example sentences with 志愿者
她在图书馆做志愿者，帮助借书的人。tā zài tú shū guǎn zuò zhì yuàn zhě bāng zhù jiè shū de rén
She volunteers at the library and helps people borrow books.
Tips for using 志愿者
- English also uses volunteer as a verb, but Chinese keeps 志愿者 (zhìyuànzhě, "volunteer") as the person noun and expresses the action with a separate verb.
Other Chinese words for “volunteer”
学校组织了一个义工项目，很多学生参加了。xué xiào zǔ zhī le yí gè yì gōng xiàng mù hěn duō xué shēng cān jiā le
The school organized a volunteer project, and many students took part.
志愿参加这个活动。zhì yuàn cān jiā zhè ge huó dòng
They volunteer to participate in this activity.