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募捐 (mù juān) — to raise funds; to collect donations

Definition

募捐 (mù juān) focuses on the act of soliciting or appealing for donations, often through organized campaigns. 捐款 emphasizes the donor giving money; 筹集 and 集资 stress the process of pooling funds.

verb
to raise fundsto collect donations

Examples

  • 募捐。
    Xué xiào zǔ zhī mù juān bāng zhù pín kùn xué shēng.
    The school organized a fundraiser to help impoverished students.
  • 募捐，。
    Tā zài wǎng shàng fā qǐ le mù juān, yòng yú bǎo hù liú làng dòng wù.
    He launched a donation drive online to protect stray animals.
  • 募捐。
    Zhè cì mù juān shōu dào le hěn duō rén de zhī chí.
    This fundraising received support from many people.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

募mùcollect
捐juāndonations

募 (collect) and 捐 (donations) combine to mean collecting donations.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
莫
莫mò募mù
Same sound today

募 has 莫 on top and 力 (strength) below, with 莫 giving the sound and 力 showing strength.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
肙
肙yuān捐juān
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left side 扌, from 手, shows a hand doing something. The right side 肙 gives the sound yuān.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Society & Public Life

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