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CHINESE CHARACTER

gòng

贡

贡

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tribute; contribute

Numbered pinyin
gong4
English meanings
tribute; to offer tribute; contribution

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他wèi为xuéxiào学校zuò做chū出le了hěn很dà大gòngxiàn贡献。

    He made a great contribution to the school.

  2. 02

    gǔdài古代xiǎo小guó国yào要xiàng向dà大guó国jìn进gòng贡。

    In ancient times small states had to pay tribute to large states.

  3. 03

    zhèxiē这些shì是xiàn献gěi给huángdì皇帝de的gòng贡pǐn品。

    These are tribute items offered to the emperor.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 贡献
  • 进贡
  • 贡品
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