Chinese word

募捐

Pronunciation

Pinyinmù juān

Meaning

  • verbask for donations

Example

学校为图书馆募捐新书。xué xiào wèi tú shū guǎn mù juān xīn shū

The school is asking for donations of new books for the library.

Illustration for 募捐 (ask for donations)

More examples

公司为灾后重建募捐资金。gōng sī wèi zāi hòu chóng jiàn mù juān zī jīn

The company raised funds for post-disaster reconstruction.

Core concept

A coordinated appeal that gathers money or useful goods to support a shared cause.

Common phrases

  • 为学校募捐wèi xué xiào mù juān

    raise donations for a school

  • 开展募捐活动kāi zhǎn mù juān huó dòng

    conduct a fundraising campaign

  • 设立募捐箱shè lì mù juān xiāng

    set up a donation box

  • 自发募捐zì fā mù juān

    voluntarily solicit donations

Similar words

募款mù kuǎn: Collect money by appealing to people to contribute for a particular purpose.
捐款juān kuǎn: Contribute personal money freely to another person or an organization.
捐赠juān zèng: Pass money or goods freely to another person or an organization.
赞助zàn zhù: Provide money or goods to help fund and support an activity or project.

Definition in Chinese

向公众或特定对象征集捐款或捐物，用于救助、建设等公益或特定事务。xiàng gōng zhòng huò tè dìng duì xiàng zhēng jí juān kuǎn huò juān wù yòng yú jiù zhù jiàn shè děng gōng yì huò tè dìng shì wù

Word origin

募 (mù, "to solicit") + 捐 (juān, "to donate") forms 募捐 (mùjuān, "ask for donations"), joining the call for contributions to the act of giving them.

Usage tips

  • English often uses "donate" for the giver's action, but the Chinese verb centers on the person or group collecting contributions, so its subject is usually an organizer rather than a donor.

Other meanings

  • raise moneyverb

Related words

  • 募捐箱mù juān xiāngdonation boxnoun
  • 募捐热线mù juān rè xiànfundraising hotlinenoun
  • 募捐款mù juān kuǎndonated fundsnoun

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