Hanzi
Traditional
獻
Simplified
献

to offer/to present/to dedicate/to donate/to show/to put on display/worthy person (old)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

xiàn

Bopomofo

ㄒㄧㄢˋ

Jyutping

hin3

Example sentences

奉獻 / 奉献 fèngxiàn
她決定將自己的一生奉獻給慈善工作。
她决定将自己的一生奉献给慈善工作。

She decided to dedicate her whole life to charity work.

一生 yīshēng
他把一生都奉獻給了教育事業。
他把一生都奉献给了教育事业。

He dedicated his whole life to the cause of education.

貢獻 / 贡献 gòngxiàn
他在科學研究方面有很大的貢獻。
他在科学研究方面有很大的贡献。

He has made a great contribution to scientific research.

偉大 / 伟大 wěidà
印刷術的發明對人類文明做出了偉大的貢獻。
印刷术的发明对人类文明做出了伟大的贡献。

The invention of printing made a great contribution to human civilization.

捐獻 / 捐献 juānxiàn
他捐獻了很多錢給慈善機構。
他捐献了很多钱给慈善机构。

He donated a lot of money to charity organizations.

文獻 / 文献 wénxiàn
圖書館珍藏了許多珍貴的歷史文獻。
图书馆珍藏了许多珍贵的历史文献。

The library treasures many precious historical documents.

獻 / 献 xiàn
他把青春獻給了教育。
他把青春献给了教育。

He dedicated his youth to education.

策 cè
他向老闆獻了一策，解決了公司的難題。
他向老板献了一策，解决了公司的难题。

He offered a plan to the boss and solved the company's problem.

Example Vocabulary

奉獻

feng4'xian4

to dedicate; to devote; contribution

貢獻

gong4'xian4

contribution; to contribute; to dedicate

捐獻

juan1'xian4

to donate; to contribute

文獻

wen2'xian4

literature; documents; reference material

獻

xian4

to offer; to present; to dedicate

獻上

獻出

張獻忠

zhang1'xian4'zhong1

漢獻帝

han4'xian4'di4

獻寶

xian4'bao3

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