Chinese word

捐助

Pronunciation

Pinyinjuān zhù

Meaning

  • verbdonate

Example

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.

Illustration for 捐助 (donate)

More examples

许多爱心人士向贫困地区捐助了生活物资。xǔ duō ài xīn rén shì xiàng pín kùn dì qū juān zhù le shēng huó wù zī

Many caring people donated daily necessities to impoverished areas.

Core concept

Money or goods cross from someone who has them to someone or somewhere that needs them, becoming aid.

Common phrases

  • 向贫困地区捐助xiàng pín kùn dì qū juān zhù

    donate to impoverished areas

  • 捐助款项juān zhù kuǎn xiàng

    donate funds

  • 捐助物资juān zhù wù zī

    donate supplies

Similar words

捐款juān kuǎn: Donate money to support a stated cause, project, or purpose.
捐赠juān zèng: Offer money or possessions freely to a person or organization.
捐献juān xiàn: Offer blood, organs, academic materials, or similar resources for public benefit.

Definition in Chinese

把钱或物品无偿地交给需要帮助的人或机构，以提供援助的行为。bǎ qián huò wù pǐn wú cháng dì jiāo gěi xū yào bāng zhù de rén huò jī gòu yǐ tí gōng yuán zhù de xíng wéi

Word origin

捐助 (juānzhù, "donate") is built from 捐 (juān, "donate") and 助 (zhù, "help"), linking the donated resource with its purpose of assistance.

Usage tips

  • In formal writing, the word often frames giving as social support, so it fits announcements about relief, schools, and charities better than casual descriptions of handing an item to a friend.

Other meanings

  • helpverb
  • supportverb

Opposites

Related words

Word lists with this word