collect money; solicit donations
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to collect money; to solicit funds or donations
neutralOften used for collecting money for public causes, projects, or from a group of people. It typically implies the money is gathered collectively.
Tā他
men们
wèi为
le了
xiū修
shàn缮
cí祠
táng堂
，
xiàng向
zú族
rén人
liǎn敛
qián钱
。
They collected money from the clan members to renovate the ancestral hall.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
yán严
jìn禁
rèn任
hé何
zǔ组
zhī织
yǐ以
cí慈
shàn善
míng名
yì义
fēi非
fǎ法
liǎn敛
qián钱
。
The government strictly prohibits any organization from illegally collecting money under the guise of charity.
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Zhè这
ge个
gōng公
yì益
xiàng项
mù目
shì是
kào靠
mín民
jiān间
liǎn敛
qián钱
bàn办
qǐ起
lái来
de的
。
This public welfare project was started by collecting money from the public.
Liǎn敛
qián钱
bàn办
xué学
，
zào造
fú福
xiāng乡
lǐ里
。
Collect money to run a school, benefiting the local community.