捐助

• Pinyin: juān zhù
• Hanzi breakdown: 捐 = 扌+ 肙, to donate; 助 = 且 + 力, to help

Meaning

To contribute; to donate and assist. Providing financial or material help to those in need.

Combines donation with the spirit of assistance. Used for supporting individuals, causes, or projects. Common phrases: 捐助学生 (sponsor a student), 捐助项目 (funded project), 接受捐助 (receive assistance). Emphasizes the helping aspect more than pure donation.

Examples

1. 很多爱心人士捐助贫困生完成学业，改变了他们的命运。 Many caring people sponsor impoverished students to complete their education, changing their destinies.
2. 这个慈善组织专门捐助偏远地区的医疗事业。 This charity organization specifically supports medical services in remote areas.
3. 他每月都会拿出一部分收入捐助孤儿院的孩子。 Every month he sets aside part of his income to support children in the orphanage.

Usage Guide

Context: charity, education, social

Tone: compassionate

Do Say

• 他长期捐助山区的孩子们上学。(He has long supported children in mountainous areas to go to school.)
• 这笔钱用于捐助受灾群众。(This money is used to help disaster victims.)

Don't Say

• 混淆捐助和资助 (捐助 emphasizes charitable giving; 资助 can also include non-charitable funding like business investment)

Origin & History

Compound of 捐 (to donate) + 助 (to help). Together meaning to donate in order to help.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal