Chinese Word: 赠 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

赠 (Trad.: 贈)HSK 6

Pinyin: zèng

English Definition: to give as a present; to repel; to bestow an honorary title after death (old)

Chinese Definition:
①把东西无代价地送给别人：赠与。赠礼。赠言。赠序(送别的文章)。赠别。赠送。回赠。
②古代皇帝为已死的官员及其亲属加封：追赠。
③驱除：以赠恶梦。

Total strokes: 16; Radical: 貝

Pictophonetic:曾 indicates the sound; 贝 (money) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 贝 [ bèi ] sea shell; money, currency
- 曾 [ céng ] already, formerly, once; the past

Similar Characters: 增僧憎

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捐赠	juān zèng	to contribute (as a gift); to donate; benefaction
赠送HSK 6	zèng sòng	to present as a gift
馈赠	kuì zèng	to present (a gift) to (sb)
追赠	zhuī zèng	to give to the departed; to confer (a title) posthumously
赠款	zèng kuǎn	grant

1		tā men 他们 zhèng zài 正在 qǐng qiú 请求 juān zèng 捐赠。 They are asking for donations.
2		tā men 他们 xiàng 向 shì zhèng fǔ 市政府 juān zèng 捐赠 le 了 yī zuò 一座 gōng yuán 公园。 They donated a park to the municipal government as a gift.
3		wǒ men 我们 qiāng 将 huì 会 bǎ 把 guāng pán 光盘 miǎn fèi zèng sòng 免费赠送 gěi 给 kè hù 客户。 We will give a free CD to our customers.
4		wǒ men 我们 jué dìng 决定 xiàng 向 xué sheng 学生 zèng sòng 赠送 yī běn 一本 xīn de 新的 cí diǎn 词典。 We decided to present the students with a new dictionary.
5		tā men 他们 wèi 为 huǎn jiě 缓解 jī è 饥饿 wèn tí 问题 juān zèng 捐赠 le 了 dà liàng 大量 liáng shi 粮食。 They donated a large amount of food to alleviate hunger.

1		tā men 他们 zhèng zài 正在 qǐng qiú 请求 juān zèng 捐赠。 They are asking for donations.
2		tā men 他们 xiàng 向 shì zhèng fǔ 市政府 juān zèng 捐赠 le 了 yī zuò 一座 gōng yuán 公园。 They donated a park to the municipal government as a gift.
3		wǒ men 我们 qiāng 将 huì 会 bǎ 把 guāng pán 光盘 miǎn fèi zèng sòng 免费赠送 gěi 给 kè hù 客户。 We will give a free CD to our customers.
4		wǒ men 我们 jué dìng 决定 xiàng 向 xué sheng 学生 zèng sòng 赠送 yī běn 一本 xīn de 新的 cí diǎn 词典。 We decided to present the students with a new dictionary.
5		tā men 他们 wèi 为 huǎn jiě 缓解 jī è 饥饿 wèn tí 问题 juān zèng 捐赠 le 了 dà liàng 大量 liáng shi 粮食。 They donated a large amount of food to alleviate hunger.