please keep; please accept (as a gift)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
please keep this; please accept (this gift)
honorificUsed as a polite inscription when presenting a gift (like a book, photo, or souvenir) to someone, often written directly on the gift. It implies the recipient's graciousness in accepting and keeping the item.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
zèng赠
yǔ予
nín您
，
qǐng请
huì惠
cún存
。
I present this book to you, please accept and keep it.
Zèng赠
Zhāng张
jiào教
shòu授
huì惠
cún存
。
To Professor Zhang, please accept (this gift).
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Zhè这
zhāng张
zhào照
piàn片
shàng上
yǒu有
wǒ我
qīn亲
bǐ笔
qiān签
míng名
，
sòng送
gěi给
nín您
huì惠
cún存
。
This photo has my autograph, I give it to you for you to keep.
Lín临
bié别
shí时
，
lǎo老
shī师
zèng赠
wǒ我
yī一
fú幅
zì字
huà画
，
shàng上
shū书
“
tóng同
xué学
huì惠
cún存
”
。
When parting, my teacher gave me a calligraphy and painting inscribed with 'To my student, please keep this.'