贡献
gòngxiàn
to contribute; contribution
Part of speech · verb / noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 他为科学事业做出了巨大贡献。He made a great contribution to science.
- 我们愿意为社会贡献力量。We are willing to contribute our efforts to society.
Collocations
做出贡献贡献力量巨大贡献无私奉献
Mnemonic
贡 gòng "to offer tribute" + 献 xiàn "to dedicate": to offer and dedicate, i.e. to contribute. 贡 has the shell 贝 (wealth) radical. ① a verb ② a noun "contribution". 做出贡献 = to make a contribution. Similar to 奉献 (to dedicate).
Related
奉献贡献付出索取
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