HSK · Level 49
120 words
Chinese word
捐款
Pronunciation
Pinyinjuān kuǎn
Meaning
- verbdonate
Example
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.
More examples
很多志愿者在募捐现场登记后才开始捐款。hěn duō zhì yuàn zhě zài mù juān xiàn chǎng dēng jì hòu cái kāi shǐ juān kuǎn
Many volunteers only started donating after registering at the fundraising event.
Core concept
Money voluntarily directed into a support effort, either as one person's gift or as part of a public appeal.
Common phrases
通过网络捐款tōng guò wǎng luò juān kuǎn
donate online
定期捐款dìng qī juān kuǎn
donate regularly
向受灾群众捐款xiàng shòu zāi qún zhòng juān kuǎn
donate to disaster victims
Similar words
捐赠juān zèng: Freely giving money or goods to help a person, group, or cause.
捐助juān zhù: Giving financial support to people or organizations that need help.
资助zī zhù: Funding a person, organization, project, or business to help it succeed.
赞助zàn zhù: Helping an activity, event, or person by providing money or goods.
Definition in Chinese
把钱无偿地给出，用于帮助个人、团体或社会公益。bǎ qián wú cháng dì gěi chū yòng yú bāng zhù gè rén tuán tǐ huò shè huì gōng yì
Word origin
捐款 (juānkuǎn, "a money contribution") is formed from 捐 (juān, "offer or give") and 款 (kuǎn, "a sum of money"), making its financial purpose clear.
Usage tips
- English donate can cover time or goods as well as money, but this Chinese verb points specifically to money, including money collected in a public campaign.
Other meanings
- donationnoun
- fundraisingnoun
Related words
- 捐款记录juān kuǎn jì lùdonation recordnoun
- 捐款人juān kuǎn réndonornoun