Chinese word

派件

Pronunciation

Pinyinpài jiàn

Meaning

  • verbsend out for delivery

Example

快递公司已经派件了，请注意查收。kuài dì gōng sī yǐ jīng pài jiàn le qǐng zhù yì chá shōu

The delivery company has already sent it out for delivery, so please keep an eye out for it.

Illustration for 派件 (send out for delivery)

More examples

客服说会在今天下午派件。kè fú shuō huì zài jīn tiān xià wǔ pài jiàn

Customer service said it would be sent out for delivery this afternoon.

Core concept

A parcel enters the final delivery chain under the responsibility of a particular outlet or courier.

Common phrases

  • 已经派件了yǐ jīng pài jiàn le

    already sent out for delivery

  • 安排派件ān pái pài jiàn

    arrange delivery

Similar words

配送pèi sòng: Transport goods or parcels to the person who is to receive them.
投递tóu dì: Deliver mail or packages directly to the intended recipient.
发货fā huò: Send sold goods out from a warehouse and begin the shipping process.

Definition in Chinese

在物流流程中将单个件指派给具体的配送网点或配送员，由其负责送达收件人zài wù liú liú chéng zhōng jiàng dān gè jiàn zhǐ pài gěi jù tǐ de pèi sòng wáng diǎn huò pèi sòng yuán yóu qí fù zé sòng dá shōu jiàn rén

Word origin

派 (pài, "assign or dispatch") + 件 (jiàn, "item or shipment") forms a logistics term for assigning each shipment to the person or place responsible for its final delivery.

Usage tips

  • On a tracking page, 派件中 (pàijiàn zhōng, "being sent out for delivery") marks the handoff to local delivery staff, not proof that the courier has already reached the recipient.

Other meanings

  • shipverb

Opposites

  • 收件shōu jiànreceiveverb

Related words

  • 派件员pài jiàn yuándelivery couriernoun
  • 派件单pài jiàn dāndelivery slipnoun

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