juān kuǎn
faire un don; donation; donner de l'argent; contribuer financièrement
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我捐款给慈善机构，帮助那些需要帮助的人。
wǒ juānkuǎn gěi císhàn jīgòu, bāngzhù nàxiē xūyào bāngzhù de rén.
I donate to charities to help those in need.
公司鼓励员工捐款给当地的医院。
gōngsī gǔlì yuángōng juānkuǎn gěi dāngdì de yīyuàn.
The company encourages employees to donate to the local hospital.
政府呼吁公众捐款，帮助灾区人民重建家园。
zhèngfǔ hūyù gōngzhòng juānkuǎn, bāngzhù zāiqū rénmín chóngjiàn jiāyuán.
The government appeals to the public for donations to help people in the disaster area rebuild their homes.
收款 (shōukuǎn)
receive money
借款 (jièkuǎn)
borrow money
The Chinese word 捐款 (juānkuǎn) for "donation" is composed of two characters: 捐 (juān) and 款 (kuǎn). The character 捐 originally meant "to give up" or "to abandon", but in modern Chinese it has come to mean "to donate" or "to contribute". The character 款 originally meant "a type of jade", but in modern Chinese it has come to mean "money" or "funds". Thus, the word 捐款 literally means "to give up money" or "to contribute funds". It is often used in the context of charitable donations or fundraising.
