Definition

1. Verb:
   • To raise money or collect items, typically for a charitable, public, or common cause, by asking for contributions from many people.
   • To subscribe or pledge a contribution as part of such a collective effort.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Mọi người đang quyên góp để giúp đỡ các nạn nhân bão lụt. (People are raising funds to help the flood victims.)
  • Công ty đã quyên góp một số máy tính cũ cho trường học. (The company donated some old computers to the school.)
  • Chúng tôi kêu gọi quyên góp sách cho thư viện làng. (We are calling for book donations for the village library.)

Advanced Usage

• "quyên góp được": to successfully raise/collect.
  • Chiến dịch đã quyên góp được hơn 500 triệu đồng. (The campaign successfully raised over 500 million VND.)
• "tổ chức quyên góp": to organize a donation drive.
  • Hội Chữ thập đỏ tổ chức quyên góp cứu trợ khẩn cấp. (The Red Cross organized a donation drive for emergency relief.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quyên góp từ thiện (Charitable donation/fundraising): A compound phrase specifying the act is for charity.
  • Anh ấy tham gia nhiều hoạt động quyên góp từ thiện. (He participates in many charitable fundraising activities.)
• Quyên tiền (To raise money): A more specific, colloquial variant focusing on money.
  • Họ đang cố gắng quyên tiền cho dự án mới. (They are trying to raise money for the new project.)
• Đóng góp (To contribute): A broader term for contributing, not necessarily through a collective campaign.
  • Mỗi người đều đóng góp ý kiến. (Everyone contributed their ideas.)

Synonyms

• Gây quỹ (To fundraise): Often used interchangeably, but can imply a more organized, ongoing effort.
• Ủng hộ (To support): Can mean to donate or support a cause, often in a supportive rather than purely financial sense.
• Hiến tặng (To donate/give): Emphasizes the act of giving, often used for blood or organ donation.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Kêu gọi quyên góp (To call for/launch a donation drive): To publicly ask people to donate.
  • Thị trưởng kêu gọi quyên góp cho quỹ học bổng. (The mayor called for donations to the scholarship fund.)
• Vận động quyên góp (To campaign/solicit donations): To actively persuade people or organizations to contribute.
  • Tình nguyện viên đi vận động quyên góp từng nhà. (Volunteers went soliciting donations door-to-door.)

Related Idioms

• Một miếng khi đói bằng một gói khi no (A little help in need is worth more than a lot when you have plenty): This proverb is often invoked in the context of encouraging donations, emphasizing the value of timely contributions, no matter how small.

1. Raise a subscription; subscribe