捐款

juānkuǎn

verb/noun HSK 6 #7,318

Meanings

To donate funds — specifically about monetary donations.

他向红十字会捐款了。

Tā xiàng Hóngshízìhuì juānkuǎn le.

He donated money to the Red Cross.

捐款总额超过了一千万。

Juānkuǎn zǒng'é chāoguò le yīqiānwàn.

The total donations exceeded ten million.

这笔捐款将用于建设学校。

Zhèbǐ juānkuǎn jiāng yòngyú jiànshè xuéxiào.

This donation will be used to build a school.

usage

捐款 can be both a verb (to donate money) and a noun (a donation). As a noun, use 笔 as the measure word: 一笔捐款 (a donation).

捐 juān

款 kuǎn