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捐

juān · juan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 6Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to relinquish; to abandon
  2. to contribute; to donate
  3. (bound form) tax; levy
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Books for the school

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)把(bǎ)旧书(jiùshū)捐(juān)给(gěi)山区(shānqū)的(de)小学(xiǎoxué)。

    Liangliang, I want to donate my old books to a school in the mountains.

  2. Liangliang

    好主意(hǎozhǔyi)！我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)捐(juān)几本(jǐběn)。你(nǐ)有(yǒu)多少(duōshao)本(běn)？

    Good idea! I want to donate a few too. How many do you have?

  3. Dengdeng

    三十本(sānshíběn)。可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)不(bù)想(xiǎng)捐(juān)这(zhè)本(běn)漫画(mànhuà)。

    Thirty. But I don't want to donate this comic.

  4. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)？小朋友(xiǎopéngyǒu)也(yě)喜欢(xǐhuan)看(kàn)漫画(mànhuà)呀(ya)。

    Why? Kids like comics too.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)说得对(shuōdeduì)。好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)把(bǎ)它(tā)也(yě)捐(juān)了(le)，再(zài)去(qù)书店(shūdiàn)买(mǎi)一本(yīběn)。

    You're right. Okay, I'll donate it too and buy another at the bookshop.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bú)太(tài)确(què)定(dìng)他(tā)希(xī)望(wàng)我(wǒ)捐(juān)多(duō)少(shǎo)。

I'm not sure how much he is expecting me to donate.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)捐(juān)一(yí)半(bàn)他(tā)的(de)薪(xīn)水(shuǐ)给(gěi)他(tā)最(zuì)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)的(de)慈(cí)善(shàn)机(jī)构(gòu)。

Tom donates half his salary to his favorite charity.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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