How to say “give as a gift” in Chinese
give as a gift (lit.)
“Give as a gift” in Chinese is 赠, zèng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
赠 is read zèng. 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, 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 “赠”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 赠. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他把书捐赠给了图书馆tābǎshūjuānzènggěiletúshūguǎnHe donated the books to the library.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Holidays and anniversaries”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “give as a gift” in Chinese?
“Give as a gift” in Chinese is 赠, pinyin zèng.
What does 赠 mean?
赠 (zèng) means “give as a gift (lit.)”.
How do you write 赠?
赠 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 赠?
赠 is read zèng. Tones: zèng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“give as a gift” in the lesson “Holidays and anniversaries”
This word is from the topic “Traditions and thought” of HSK 5. 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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