功德箱

gōngdéxiāng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 merit box (donation box at a Buddhist temple)
  2. 2 offering box

Examples

HSK 4
Yóukè zài gōngdéxiāng lǐ tóu le yì zhāng bǎi yuán.
The visitor dropped a hundred-yuan note into the merit box.
HSK 7-9
Sìmiào de gōngdéxiāng yìbān fàng zài dàdiàn ménkǒu.
A temple's merit box is usually placed at the entrance of the main hall.

Tips

culture
功德 (merit) is the spiritual reward earned by good deeds in Buddhist thought; depositing money in the box is framed as 积功德 (accumulating merit) rather than payment.

Stroke Order

gōng
xiāng