Definition
份子 (often used in the compound 份子钱) refers to a monetary gift that each person contributes as part of a group's collective gift for life events like weddings, funerals, or birthdays. In Chinese culture, 'giving 份子钱' is a strong social expectation that signals relationship closeness and solidarity. The amount varies by region and relationship, but refusing to participate can be seen as rude. The verb 随份子 describes the action of contributing one's share.
n.
a monetary gift (one's share) given collectively for a weddingfuneralor other major social occasion
Examples
- ，份子。Míngtiān qù cānjiā hūnlǐ, wǒ děi zhǔnbèi wǔbǎi kuài qián de fèn zi qián.Tomorrow I'm going to a wedding, so I need to prepare a red gift of five hundred yuan.
- ，份子。Gōngsī tóngshì jiéhūn, dàjiā dōu chū le fèn zi qián.When a coworker got married, everyone contributed their gift money.
- 份子，。Xiànzài suí fèn zi de jīné'é yuè lái yuè gāo, ràng rén yǒu diǎn yālì.Nowadays the amount of gift money is getting higher and higher, which puts some pressure on people.
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