Korean word

반송하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationpansonghada

Meaning

  • verbsend back

Example

잘못 온 택배를 반송했어요.chal mot on taek ppae reul pan song hae sseo yo

I sent back the package that was delivered to me by mistake.

Illustration for 반송하다 (send back)

More examples

착불로 반송했더니 배송비를 청구당했어요.chak ppul lo pan song haet tteo ni pae song bi reul cheong gu dang hae sseo yo

When I sent it back with postage due, I was charged the shipping fee.

Core concept

A delivered item reverses its journey and goes back to where it was sent from.

Common phrases

  • 상품을 반송하다sang pu meul pan song ha da

    return goods

  • 착불로 반송하다chak ppul lo pan song ha da

    send back collect

Similar words

돌려보내다tollyeobonaeda: Sends a received item or person back to the sender or starting place.
반품하다panpumhada: Returns a purchased product to the seller.

Definition in Korean

타인에게서 받은 물건을 원래 발송한 장소로 돌려보내는 것을 뜻하는 동사.ta i ne ge seo pa deun mul geo neul wol lae pal song han chang so ro tol lyeo bo nae neun keo seul tteu ta neun tong sa

Word origin

Its Sino-Korean formation joins the ideas of turning back and sending with a verb-forming element, creating the meaning send back.

Usage tips

  • This word is useful when a package arrives by mistake because it describes the shipping step of sending the package back to its sender.

Other meanings

  • returnverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 반송pansongreturn shipmentnoun
  • 반송료pansongnyoreturn shipping feenoun

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