<p>Unless the &quot;exchange&quot; of a comparable hardware from the donations as the return was the normal practice for such event, the sentence, 無法換給捐贈者, is semantically incorrect. 無法還給捐贈者 is correct, grammatically and semantically.</p>

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2021-06-28T14:27:20.590Z
2021-06-28T14:27:20.590Z
r13
<p>無法<strong>換</strong>(exchang)給捐贈者 is incorrect</p>
<p>無法<strong>還</strong>(return) 給捐贈者 is correct</p>
<p>無法<strong>退還</strong>(return/send back)給捐贈者 would be more precise</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>On <a href="https://ctext.org/help-us/zh#donate" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this page</a>, I read 無法換給捐贈者, which I think is both grammatically and semantically correct, however is difficult to be understood. Should that be replaced with 無法還給捐贈者?</p>
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<p>希望各位捐贈者可以理解，捐贈的硬件最後可能將會被棄置或轉售，而無法換給捐贈者。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Update: Seems that it is really a mistake since in the <a href="https://ctext.org/help-us" rel="nofollow noreferrer">English version</a> the term is `return'.</p>
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<p>Please understand that donated equipment will eventually be disposed of and cannot be returned.</p>
</blockquote>

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“無法換給捐贈者” v.s. “無法還給捐贈者”
# “無法換給捐贈者” v.s. “無法還給捐贈者”

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-06-28)

On [this page](https://ctext.org/help-us/zh#donate), I read 無法換給捐贈者, which I think is both grammatically and semantically correct, however is difficult to be understood. Should that be replaced with 無法還給捐贈者?

> 希望各位捐贈者可以理解，捐贈的硬件最後可能將會被棄置或轉售，而無法換給捐贈者。

Update: Seems that it is really a mistake since in the [English version](https://ctext.org/help-us) the term is `return'.

> Please understand that donated equipment will eventually be disposed of and cannot be returned.

**Tags:** word-choice


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-06-28. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Unless the "exchange" of a comparable hardware from the donations as the return was the normal practice for such event, the sentence, 無法換給捐贈者, is semantically incorrect. 無法還給捐贈者 is correct, grammatically and semantically.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-06-28. Score: 1

無法**換**(exchang)給捐贈者 is incorrect

無法**還**(return) 給捐贈者 is correct

無法**退還**(return/send back)給捐贈者 would be more precise


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