day 71doing good

doing good

Talk about charity and volunteering: donating, helping, and the people and groups who do it.

today’s words

• 公益 gōngyì · public good, charity
• 捐款 juānkuǎn · to donate money; donation
• 捐赠 juānzèng · to donate (things)
• 救助 jiùzhù · to help, rescue
• 互助 hùzhù · mutual help
• 奉献 fèngxiàn · to devote, give
• 自愿 zìyuàn · voluntary; of one’s own will
• 协会 xiéhuì · association, society
• 团体 tuántǐ · group, organisation
• 社 shè · club, society; agency
• 团结 tuánjié · to unite; united
• 和谐 héxié · harmonious
• 贫困 pínkùn · poor, poverty-stricken
• 残疾 cánjí · disability
• 盲人 mángrén · blind person
• 保障 bǎozhàng · to guarantee; safeguard
• 发放 fāfàng · to hand out, distribute
• 号召 hàozhào · to call on, appeal
• 口号 kǒuhào · slogan
• 人士 rénshì · people (of a field), figures
• 称号 chēnghào · title (of honour)
• 公认 gōngrèn · generally recognised
• 和平 hépíng · peace
• 平等 píngděng · equal

sentences

• 除了金钱以外，很多人还奉献出了自己的时间。 · Apart from money, many people gave their time.
• 学校号召社会人士关心贫困地区的孩子。 · The school called on the community to care about children in poor areas.
• 除残疾人外，老人也可以免费坐公交车。 · Apart from people with disabilities, older people can also ride the bus for free.
• 我们小区有一个互助社，邻居之间十分和谐。 · Our estate has a mutual-help club, and neighbours get on really well.
• 每个人的平等权利都应该得到保障。 · Everyone’s equal rights should be protected.