慷慨输将

慷慨輸將
kāngkǎishūjiāng
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to donate generously
  2. 2 to give unstintingly to a cause

Examples

Zāiqū chóngjiàn dédào le gèjiè kāngkǎi shūjiāng.
Reconstruction of the disaster area received generous donations from all sectors.
Tā yīshēng kāngkǎi shūjiāng, juānjiàn le duō suǒ xuéxiào.
All his life he gave generously, funding the construction of many schools.

Tips

register
Formal and somewhat literary — common in newspaper editorials, fundraising appeals, and speeches praising philanthropy. In casual speech 慷慨解囊 (kāngkǎi jiěnáng, 'untie the purse generously') is more common.
memory
慷慨 (generous) + (an old word for 'transport / contribute money or goods') → unstintingly handing things over. here is the older sense of 'transport / pay tribute', as in (pay tax).

Stroke Order

kāng
kǎi
shū
jiāng