Chinese word

捐赠

Pronunciation

Pinyinjuān zèng

Meaning

  • verbdonate

Example

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.

Illustration for 捐赠 (donate)

More examples

公司向灾区捐赠物资。gōng sī xiàng zāi qū juān zèng wù zī

The company donated supplies to the disaster area.

Core concept

An item or sum passes from a giver to a recipient as voluntary help, not as a sale.

Common phrases

  • 向慈善机构捐赠资金xiàng cí shàn jī gòu juān zèng zī jīn

    donate funds to a charitable organization

  • 捐赠款项juān zèng kuǎn xiàng

    donate money

  • 捐赠物资juān zèng wù zī

    donate supplies

Similar words

捐juān: Give away money or personal property freely for someone else's use or benefit.
捐献juān xiàn: Freely give money or goods to support the public good or charity.
贡献gòng xiàn: Put personal skills or resources at the service of a person or group.
资助zī zhù: Give financial help to pay for the costs of an activity or project.

Definition in Chinese

向个人、团体或机构无偿提供财物或资金以帮助其需要的行为或过程。xiàng gè rén tuán tǐ huò jī gòu wú cháng tí gōng cái wù huò zī jīn yǐ bāng zhù qí xū yào de xíng wéi huò guò chéng

Word origin

捐 (juān, "donate") expresses handing something over, while 赠 (zèng, "give as a gift") adds the idea of a gift, yielding the meaning of a freely given contribution.

Usage tips

  • Unlike the English verb donate, which often brings money to mind, this word naturally covers useful physical goods as well as funds.

Other meanings

  • give as a giftverb
  • donationnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 捐赠者juān zèng zhědonornoun
  • 捐赠款juān zèng kuǎndonated fundsnoun
  • 捐赠记录juān zèng jì lùdonation recordnoun

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