He contributed a great deal to economic development.
Sentence #427606 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 贡献 is built
Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.
贡gòngto offer tribute
工work · gōngSound part
贝sea shell · bèiMeaning part
贝 hints at the meaning (sea shell); 工 (gōng) hints at the sound. Compare it with gòng.
献xiànto offer
南south · nāSound part
犬dog · quǎnMeaning part
犬 hints at the meaning (dog); 南 (nā) hints at the sound. Compare it with xiàn.
How to write 贡献
贡 7 strokes · 献 13 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 贡献 (gòngxiàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
贡献 (gòngxiàn) means “to contribute” or “to dedicate”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it gòngxiàn: gòng with a 4th tone, then xiàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 贡献 is written 貢獻. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one to contribute is 一个贡献 (yí ge gòngxiàn).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type gongxian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 贡献 from the suggestions. Typing gongxian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
贡献 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
贡gòng4th tone, falling
