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捐款

juān kuǎn · juan kuan

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Meaning

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  1. to donate money
  2. to contribute funds
  3. donation
  4. contribution (of money)
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Donations and books

  1. Liangliang

    学校(xuéxiào)给(gěi)山区(shānqū)的(de)小朋友(xiǎopéngyǒu)捐款(juānkuǎn)，你(nǐ)捐(juān)了(le)吗(ma)？

    The school is collecting donations for children in the mountains. Did you give?

  2. Dengdeng

    捐(juān)了(le)，我(wǒ)捐(juān)了(le)二十块(èrshíkuài)。

    Yes, I gave twenty yuan.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)捐(juān)了(le)十块(shíkuài)。

    I only gave ten yuan.

  4. Dengdeng

    捐款(juānkuǎn)不(bù)在于(zàiyú)多少(duōshao)，是(shì)心意(xīnyì)。

    Donating is not about the amount. It is the thought.

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)还(hái)捐(juān)了(le)一本(yīběn)书(shū)。

    Right, I also donated a book.

  6. Dengdeng

    不过(bùguò)你(nǐ)捐(juān)的(de)书(shū)是(shì)上次(shàngcì)我(wǒ)借(jiè)给(gěi)你(nǐ)的(de)。

    But the book you donated is the one I lent you last time.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)每(měi)个(gè)月(yuè)都(dōu)向(xiàng)慈(cí)善(shàn)机(jī)构(gòu)捐(juān)款(kuǎn)。

She donates money to a charity every month.

02

这(zhè)次(cì)捐(juān)款(kuǎn)将(jiāng)用(yòng)来(lái)帮(bāng)助(zhù)受(shòu)灾(zāi)的(de)家(jiā)庭(tíng)。

This donation will be used to help families affected by the disaster.

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