献

To offer in Chinese: 献 (xiàn)

xiàn

to offer

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 獻1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to offer
  2. 2to present
  3. 3to dedicate
  4. 4to donate
  5. 5to show
  6. 6to put on display
  7. 7worthy person (old)

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献

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄢˋ

xiàn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

献

Simplified

獻

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他把一生都献给了教育事业。

    tā bǎ yì shēng dōu xiàn gěi le jiào yù shì yè。

    He dedicated his whole life to the cause of education.

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Related words

贡献

gòng xiàn

to contribute

奉献

fèng xiàn

to offer respectfully

捐献

juān xiàn

to donate

文献

wén xiàn

document

献血

xiàn xuè

to donate blood

乡

xiāng

country or countryside

乡村

xiāng cūn

rustic

相等

xiāng děng

equal

相声

xiàng sheng

comic dialogue

相应

xiāng yìng

to correspond

香肠

xiāng cháng

sausage

向导

xiàng dǎo

guide

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