Chinese word

送行

Pronunciation

Pinyinsòng xíng

Meaning

  • nounsend-off

Example

今天有个送行会。jīn tiān yǒu gè sòng xíng huì

There is a send-off party today.

Illustration for 送行 (send-off)

More examples

公司为离职员工举行了简短的送行礼。gōng sī wèi lí zhí yuán gōng jǔ xíng le jián duǎn de sòng xíng lǐ

The company held a brief farewell ceremony for the departing employee.

Core concept

A farewell occasion or act that marks a person's departure from the people around them.

Common phrases

  • 举行送行仪式jǔ xíng sòng xíng yí shì

    hold a farewell ceremony

  • 送行礼sòng xíng lǐ

    farewell ceremony

Similar words

告别gào bié: A greeting exchanged at parting or the moment of saying goodbye.
离别lí bié: The condition or event of separating from someone, often to live apart.
送别sòng bié: A farewell act or occasion for seeing a departing person off.

Definition in Chinese

为将要离开的人表示告别的行为、场面或为此召开的送别会等。wèi jiāng yào lí kāi de rén biǎo shì gào bié de xíng wéi chǎng miàn huò wèi cǐ zhào kāi de sòng bié huì děng

Word origin

送行 (sòngxíng, "see someone off") combines 送 (sòng, "send") with 行 (xíng, "go"), creating the image of accompanying a person as that person leaves.

Usage tips

  • English send-off usually points to the farewell event, while this Chinese word can also describe the act of seeing someone off, so its role depends on the surrounding sentence.

Other meanings

  • see offverb

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