collect alms; solicit donations
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to collect alms; to solicit donations (especially for religious or charitable purposes)
formalA formal, somewhat dated term often used in a religious or traditional philanthropic context. Closely related to the more common '化缘' (huà yuán).
Sēng僧
rén人
men们
wài外
chū出
huà化
mù募
，
yǐ以
xiū修
qì葺
pò破
bài败
de的
sì寺
yuàn院
。
The monks went out to collect alms in order to repair the dilapidated temple.
Tā他
wèi为
xiū修
jiàn建
xué学
táng堂
sì四
chù处
huà化
mù募
zī资
jīn金
。
He went around soliciting funds to build a schoolhouse.
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Huà化
mù募
dé得
lái来
de的
shàn善
kuǎn款
jiāng将
quán全
bù部
yòng用
yú于
zhèn赈
zāi灾
。
All donations collected will be used for disaster relief.