Chinese word

捐

Pronunciation

Pinyinjuān

Meaning

  • verbdonate

Example

我每年都会把一部分收入捐给慈善机构。wǒ měi nián dū huì bǎ yí bù fèn shōu rù juān gěi cí shàn jī gòu

Every year, I donate part of my income to charity.

Illustration for 捐 (donate)

More examples

许多人把衣物和食物捐赠给灾区。xǔ duō rén bǎ yī wù hé shí wù juān zèng gěi zāi qū

Many people donated clothing and food to disaster areas.

Core concept

A resource leaves its owner and moves toward a person or organization that needs support.

Common phrases

  • 捐款juān kuǎn

    donate funds

  • 捐赠物资juān zèng wù zī

    donate supplies

  • 捐献器官juān xiàn qì guān

    donate organs

  • 捐给慈善机构juān gěi cí shàn jī gòu

    donate to a charity

Similar words

捐赠juān zèng: Donating money or goods to a person or organization.
捐款juān kuǎn: Donating money to support a person, group, or cause.
捐助juān zhù: Offering money or goods to help people in need or support an undertaking.
资助zī zhù: Funding education, research, or other activities as a form of support.

Definition in Chinese

无偿把钱物交给需要的人或组织，表示资助或奉献。wú cháng bǎ qián wù jiāo gěi xū yào de rén huò zǔ zhī biǎo shì zī zhù huò fèng xiàn

Word origin

捐 (juān, "donate") originally meant to cast away or give up, and its modern sense focuses that idea on voluntarily giving money or goods to support others.

Usage tips

  • Chinese often makes the recipient explicit with 给 (gěi, "to"), as in 捐给学校 (juān gěi xuéxiào, "donate to a school"), while the donated amount or item can come before it.

Other meanings

  • giveverb
  • contributeverb

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