zèng
verb HSK 5 #12,025

Meanings

  1. 1 to give as a present; to bestow
  2. 2 to donate

Examples

Zhè běn shū shì péngyou zèng gěi wǒ de.
This book was a gift from a friend.
Mǎi yī zèng yī.
Buy one, get one free.
Tā bǎ zìjǐ de huà zèng gěi le bówùguǎn.
He donated his painting to the museum.

Tips

usage
is more literary/formal than (sòng, to give). You'll see it in 赠品 (zèngpǐn, complimentary gift), 赠送 (zèngsòng, to present as a gift), 捐赠 (juānzèng, to donate), and the marketing phrase (buy one get one free).

Stroke Order

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