How to say “donate” in Chinese
donate, give as a gift
“Donate” in Chinese is 捐赠, juān zèng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
捐赠 is read juān zèng: 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.
On the left, 贝 “money”; on the right, 曾 céng hints at the reading, as it also does in 增 zēng.
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 “捐赠”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 捐赠. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他把书捐赠给了图书馆tābǎshūjuānzènggěiletúshūguǎnHe donated the books to the library.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “donate” in Chinese?
“Donate” in Chinese is 捐赠, pinyin juānzèng.
What does 捐赠 mean?
捐赠 (juānzèng) means “donate, give as a gift”.
How do you write 捐赠?
捐赠 is 2 characters: 捐 (juān) — donate; 赠 (zèng) — give as a gift. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 捐赠?
捐赠 is read juānzèng. Tones: juān — first tone, zèng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“donate” 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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