Definition

1. Noun:
   • A fundraising campaign or drive: An organized effort to collect voluntary donations of money, goods, or services for a specific charitable cause or purpose.
   • A collection or subscription: The act or process of gathering contributions, often from the public, for a common goal.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trường học tổ chức một cuộc lạc quyên để giúp đỡ các nạn nhân bão. (The school organized a fundraising drive to help storm victims.)
  • Cuộc lạc quyên cho thư viện mới đã nhận được nhiều đóng góp. (The fundraising campaign for the new library received many contributions.)
  • Họ tham gia cuộc lạc quyên bằng cách quyên góp quần áo cũ. (They participated in the collection drive by donating old clothes.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is formal and is typically used for organized, often public, charitable efforts. It implies a structured activity with a clear goal.

Variants and Related Words

• Quyên góp (v): to donate, to contribute.
  • Mọi người nhiệt tình quyên góp. (People enthusiastically donated.)
• Gây quỹ (v/n): to raise funds / fundraising.
  • Hoạt động gây quỹ diễn ra hàng năm. (The fundraising activity takes place annually.)

Synonyms

• Fundraiser
• Charity drive
• Collection (for charity)
• Subscription drive

Related Idioms

• : to open one's heart in charity. This phrase is often associated with the spirit behind a .
  • Cuộc lạc quyên kêu gọi mọi người mở lòng hảo tâm. (The fundraiser calls on people to open their hearts in charity.)