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贡献

gòng xiàn · gong xian

Traditional 貢獻

HSK 6Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. to contribute
  2. to dedicate
  3. to devote
  4. contribution
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A small contribution

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)为(wèi)小区(xiǎoqū)做(zuò)一点(yīdiǎn)贡献(gòngxiàn)。

    I want to make a small contribution to our neighbourhood.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What do you want to do?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)下楼(xiàlóu)捡(jiǎn)垃圾(lājī)。

    I go downstairs and pick up litter every day.

  4. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)贡献(gòngxiàn)不(bù)小(xiǎo)！

    That is no small contribution!

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)今天(jīntiān)第一(dìyī)张(zhāng)纸(zhǐ)，是(shì)你(nǐ)扔(rēng)的(de)。

    But today the first piece of paper was one you threw.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)父(fù)亲(qīn)把(bǎ)一(yì)生(shēng)都(dōu)贡(gòng)献(xiàn)给(gěi)科(kē)学(xué)事(shì)业(yè)了(le)。

Her father devoted his life to science.

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

02

他(tā)为(wèi)经(jīng)济(jì)发(fā)展(zhǎn)作(zuò)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)贡(gòng)献(xiàn)。

He contributed much to the development of the economy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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