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捐款 (juān kuǎn) — (verb) to donate money, to contribute funds; (noun) donation, contribution (of money)

Definition

捐款 means 'to donate money' or 'a donation' — concrete, money-only, often for charity or disaster relief. Unlike 捐献 (broader, things or money) or 贡献 (abstract effort/devotion), 捐款 is specifically about giving funds.

verb
to donate moneyto contribute funds
noun
donationcontribution (of money)

Examples

  • 捐款。
    Tā měi nián dōu xiàng zāi qū juān kuǎn.
    He donates to disaster areas every year.
  • 。
    Tā juān le yí dà bǐ kuǎn gěi xī wàng gōng chéng.
    He donated a large sum to the Hope Project.
  • 捐款。
    Zhè bǐ juān kuǎn jiāng yòng yú xiū jiàn xué xiào.
    This donation will be used to build schools.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

捐juāndonate
款kuǎnmoney

捐 means to give or contribute, and 款 means money, so the result is giving money as a donation.

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
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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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
欠欠qiànlacking, desire
Sound part声符shēngfú
柰
柰nài款kuǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

款 pairs 柰, a sound hint, with 欠, a part about lacking or desire.

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HSK 3.0 Level 6Society & Public LifeMoney & Currency

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