How to say “donate money” in Chinese
donate money; donation
“Donate money” in Chinese is 捐款, juān kuǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
捐款 is read juān kuǎn: 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
On the left, 扌 “hand”: to give away from your hands.
In 罚款 and 存款 it means “a sum of money”.
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 “捐款”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 捐款. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 很多人为灾区捐款。hěnduōrénwèizāiqūjuānkuǎnMany people donate money to the disaster areas.
- 你捐款了吗？nǐjuānkuǎnlemaDid you make a donation?
- 政府号召民众为灾区捐款zhèngfǔhàozhàomínzhòngwèizāiqūjuānkuǎnThe government calls on the population to donate money to the disaster areas.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “donate money” in Chinese?
“Donate money” in Chinese is 捐款, pinyin juānkuǎn.
What does 捐款 mean?
捐款 (juānkuǎn) means “donate money; donation”.
How do you write 捐款?
捐款 is 2 characters: 捐 (juān) — donate; 款 (kuǎn) — sum of money; clause. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 捐款?
捐款 is read juānkuǎn. Tones: juān — first tone, kuǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“donate money” in the lesson “Charity and equality”
This word is from the topic “Society” 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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