无偿 (wú cháng) — free of charge, gratis, at no cost (formal)
Definition
Formal/written 'free of charge, without pay' — used for services like aid, volunteering, or donations. 免费 is the everyday spoken equivalent; 白 can also mean free but is colloquial and limited (e.g., 白吃).
adjective
free of chargegratisat no cost (formal)
Examples
- 无偿。Gāi gōng sī wèi zāi qū tí gōng le wú cháng yuán zhù.The company provided free aid to the disaster area.
- ，无偿。Tā zuò wéi zhì yuàn zhě, wú cháng wèi shè qū fú wù le shí nián.As a volunteer, he served the community for ten years without pay.
- 无偿。Zhè zhǒng wú cháng xiàn xiě huó dòng xī yǐn le hěn duō shì mín cān jiā.This kind of free blood donation event attracted many citizens to participate.
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