How to say “devote oneself” in Chinese
devote oneself, sacrifice
“Devote oneself” in Chinese is 奉献, fèng xiàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
奉献 is read fèng xiàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
It sits on the right in 棒 bàng. The top is the same as in 春.
On the right, 犬 “dog”: in ancient times dogs were offered as sacrifices. On the left, 南.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “奉献”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 奉献. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他把一生都奉献给了教育事业tābǎyìshēngdōufèngxiàngěilejiàoyùshìyèHe devoted his whole life to education.
More words from the lesson “The self: setbacks, lessons, dedication”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “devote oneself” in Chinese?
“Devote oneself” in Chinese is 奉献, pinyin fèngxiàn.
What does 奉献 mean?
奉献 (fèngxiàn) means “devote oneself, sacrifice”.
How do you write 奉献?
奉献 is 2 characters: 奉 (fèng) — offer up; revere; 献 (xiàn) — offer, present. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 奉献?
奉献 is read fèngxiàn. Tones: fèng — fourth tone, xiàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“devote oneself” in the lesson “The self: setbacks, lessons, dedication”
This word is from the topic “Judgments and values” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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