Chinese Conversation · Level 70
90 words
Chinese word
揽件
Pronunciation
Pinyinlǎn jiàn
Meaning
- verbpick up packages
Example
公司今天会派人来揽件。gōng sī jīn tiān huì pài rén lái lǎn jiàn
The company will send someone to pick up packages today.
More examples
我们提供24小时免费上门揽件服务。wǒ men tí gōng 24 xiǎo shí miǎn fèi shàng mén lǎn jiàn fú wù
We offer free door-to-door package pickup service 24 hours a day.
Core concept
A courier gathers parcels from the sender's home or workplace and takes them into the delivery service.
Common phrases
免费揽件miǎn fèi lǎn jiàn
free package pickup
上门揽件shàng mén lǎn jiàn
door-to-door package pickup
Similar words
取件qǔ jiàn: Go to a pickup place to collect a parcel and bring it back.
寄件jì jiàn: Send a parcel by completing shipping arrangements and handing it to a carrier.
收件shōu jiàn: Receive a delivered parcel and record its receipt.
配送pèi sòng: Transport a parcel to its destination and deliver it.
Definition in Chinese
指物流人员到寄件人所在地收取单个包裹或多件货物的行为，常作为快递公司的上门取件服务。zhǐ wù liú rén yuán dào jì jiàn rén suǒ zài dì shōu qǔ dān gè bāo guǒ huò duō jiàn huò wù de xíng wéi cháng zuò wéi kuài dì gōng sī de shàng mén qǔ jiàn fú wù
Word origin
揽 (lǎn, "take into one's hold") + 件 (jiàn, "item") forms a compound for gathering items into a courier's collection.
Usage tips
- In everyday service language, this word usually describes the courier's side of the transaction, not the customer's act of sending a parcel.
Opposites
- 派件pài jiàndeliver packagesverb
Related words
- 揽件费lǎn jiàn fèipackage pickup feenoun
- 揽件员lǎn jiàn yuánpackage pickup agentnoun