Chinese word

寄

Pronunciation

Pinyinjì

Meaning

  • verbsend

Example

我今天把礼物寄给你。wǒ jīn tiān bǎ lǐ wù jì gěi nǐ

I am sending the gift to you today.

Illustration for 寄 (send)

More examples

我昨天在邮局寄了一封信。wǒ zuó tiān zài yóu jú jì le yì fēng xìn

I mailed a letter at the post office yesterday.

Core concept

A handoff that places an item in another person's care and sends it toward a chosen destination.

Common phrases

  • 寄信jì xìn

    send a letter

  • 寄明信片jì míng xìn piàn

    send a postcard

  • 寄礼物jì lǐ wù

    send a gift

Similar words

送sòng: Moving a person or thing to another place by taking it there or handing it over.
邮寄yóu jì: Using the postal service to send a letter or package.

Definition in Chinese

通过邮政或快递把物品交付出去，使其送达到指定收件人；口语中也常用来表示把东西暂时托付他人保管。tōng guò yóu zhèng huò kuài dì bǎ wù pǐn jiāo fù chū qù shǐ qí sòng dá dào zhǐ dìng shōu jiàn rén kóu yǔ zhōng yě cháng yòng lái biǎo shì bǎ dōng xī zàn shí tuō fù tā rén báo guǎn

Word origin

寄 (jì, "to entrust or send") grows from the older idea of lodging or placing a person or thing with someone else, which leads naturally to sending it through a postal or delivery service.

Usage tips

  • The verb describes dispatch rather than confirmed arrival, so a delivery update with 寄 (jì, "send") can say that an item has been sent without saying that the recipient has received it.

Other meanings

  • mailverb
  • shipverb

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