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Volunteer in Chinese

volunteer · HSK 5

志愿者 zhì yuàn zhě

  1. 志 zhì will
  2. 愿 yuàn to wish
  3. 者 zhě -er

Counted with 名: 一名志愿者 yì míng zhìyuànzhě

很多志愿者来帮忙了。 Many volunteers came to help.

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How do you say volunteer in Chinese?

Volunteer in Chinese is 志愿者 (zhì yuàn zhě).

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