献 (xiàn) means To offer. Below are 13 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他查阅了大量文 献 。
Tā cháyuè le dàliàng wénxiàn.
He consulted a great deal of literature.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 文献
他为学校做出了贡 献 。
Tā wèi xuéxiào zuò chū le gòngxiàn.
He made a contribution to the school.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 贡献
志愿者的奉 献 让人感动。
Zhìyuànzhě de fèngxiàn ràng rén gǎndòng.
The volunteers' dedication is moving.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 奉献
不能抹杀他多年的贡 献 。
Bù néng mǒshā tā duō nián de gòngxiàn.
His years of contribution cannot be written off.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 抹杀
这份文 献 很有研究价值。
Zhè fèn wénxiàn hěn yǒu yánjiū jiàzhí.
This document is of great research value.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 文献
每个人都能贡 献 一点力量。
Měi ge rén dōu néng gòngxiàn yìdiǎn lìliàng.
Everyone can contribute a little.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 贡献
他把一生 献 给了教育事业。
Tā bǎ yìshēng xiàn gěi le jiàoyù shìyè.
He devoted his life to the cause of education.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 事业
他把一生奉 献 给了教育事业。
Tā bǎ yìshēng fèngxiàn gěi le jiàoyù shìyè.
He devoted his whole life to education.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 奉献
这项发明是他最杰出的贡 献 。
Zhè xiàng fāmíng shì tā zuì jiéchū de gòngxiàn.
This invention is his most outstanding contribution.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 杰出
他签署了器官捐 献 的同意书。
Tā qiānshǔ le qìguān juānxiàn de tóngyìshū.
He signed a consent form for organ donation.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 器官
他觉得自己的贡 献 微不足道。
Tā juéde zìjǐ de gòngxiàn wēi bù zú dào.
He feels his own contribution is insignificant.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 微不足道
他在这个领域有卓越的贡 献 。
Tā zài zhège lǐngyù yǒu zhuóyuè de gòngxiàn.
He has made outstanding contributions in this field.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 卓越
他把一生 献 给了祖国的教育事业。
Tā bǎ yìshēng xiàn gěi le zǔguó de jiàoyù shìyè.
He devoted his life to his country's education.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 祖国
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Words that contain 献
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How is 献 used in a sentence?
This page shows 13 sentences using 献 (xiàn, "To offer"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
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Why do some sentences show 献 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 献 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
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The dictionary page for 献 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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