jìn
gòng

common
technical
derogatory

Meaning of 进贡

进贡 means to pay tribute; to offer tribute; to offer a bribe; to give presents to curry favor. Pronounced jìn gòng.

  • to pay tribute; to offer tribute
  • to offer a bribe; to give presents to curry favor

Definitions & Examples

shǔ
guó
měi
nián
dōu
yào
xiàng
zōng
zhǔ
guó
jìn
gòng
liàng
zhēn
bǎo
 

The vassal state had to pay a large tribute of treasures to the suzerain state every year.

dài
shǐ使
jié
xié
dài
gòng
pǐn
qián
wǎng
jīng
chéng
jìn
gòng
 

Ancient envoys carried tribute goods to the capital to offer tribute.

Zhè
huà
miáo
huì
le
zhōu
biān
mín
xiàng
Táng
cháo
huáng
jìn
gòng
de
chǎng
jǐng
 

This painting depicts the scene of neighboring peoples paying tribute to the Tang dynasty emperor.