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xiàn
HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

  1. 1. to offer
  2. 2. to present
  3. 3. to dedicate
  4. 4. to donate
  5. 5. to show
  6. 6. to put on display

Words Containing 献

贡献
gòng xiàn

to contribute

献词
xiàn cí

congratulatory message

进献
jìn xiàn

to offer as tribute

器官捐献者
qì guān juān xiàn zhě

organ donor

文献学
wén xiàn xué

Philology

献血
xiàn xuè

to donate blood

献计
xiàn jì

to offer advice

汉献帝
hàn xiàn dì

Emperor Xian of Han (181-234), the final Han emperor, set up by Dong Zhuo 董卓, reigned 189-220, forced to abdicate 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕

献金
xiàn jīn

to donate money

张献忠
zhāng xiàn zhōng

Zhang Xianzhong (1606-1647), leader of a late-Ming peasant revolt

奉献精神
fèng xiàn jīng shén

spirit of devotion; dedication

参考文献
cān kǎo wén xiàn

cited material

献县
xiàn xiàn

Xian county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[cāng zhōu], Hebei

酌献
zhuó xiàn

to honor a deity with wine

贡献者
gòng xiàn zhě

contributor

无事献殷勤,非奸即盗
wú shì xiàn yīn qín , fēi jiān jí dào

one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom)

奉献
fèng xiàn

to offer respectfully

献花
xiàn huā

to offer flowers

献策
xiàn cè

to offer advice

呈献
chéng xiàn

to present respectfully

供献
gōng xiàn

a contribution

献媚
xiàn mèi

to ingratiate oneself with

理论贡献
lǐ lùn gòng xiàn

theoretical contribution

献丑
xiàn chǒu

(used self-deprecatingly, e.g. when asked to sing a song) to put one's artistic incompetence on display

献身
xiàn shēn

to commit one's energy to

什一奉献
shí yī fèng xiàn

tithing

献殷勤
xiàn yīn qín

to be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc)

捐献
juān xiàn

to donate

献出
xiàn chū

to offer

献处
xiàn chǔ

to give one's virginity to

献宝
xiàn bǎo

to present a treasure

借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn fó

lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property

文献
wén xiàn

document

献血者
xiàn xuè zhě

blood donor

献祭
xiàn jì

to offer sacrifice

献上
xiàn shàng

to offer (respectfully); to present