Chinese word

送

Pronunciation

Pinyinsòng

Meaning

  • verbtake

Example

我去送他到机场。wǒ qù sòng tā dào jī chǎng

I am going to take him to the airport.

Illustration for 送 (take)

More examples

我把礼物送给妈妈。wǒ bǎ lǐ wù sòng gěi mā mā

I send the gift to Mom.

Core concept

Guide a person or carry an object from its starting point to the person or place meant to receive it.

Common phrases

  • 送给sòng gěi

    send to

  • 送你sòng nǐ

    send you

  • 送礼物sòng lǐ wù

    send a gift

Similar words

给gěi: Giving something directly to the person who is to have it.
带dài: Bringing a person or object with you to another place.
接jiē: Meeting an arriving person or receiving something that has arrived.
拿ná: Picking something up and carrying it in the hand.

Definition in Chinese

把人或物从一处带到另一处，使其到达目的地；也用于表示为别人送行或把东西交付到指定处所。bǎ rén huò wù cóng yí chù dài dào lìng yí chù shǐ qí dào dá mù dì dì yě yòng yú biǎo shì wèi bié rén sòng xíng huò bǎ dōng xī jiāo fù dào zhǐ dìng chù suǒ

Word origin

The older sense of 送 (sòng, "take or send") centers on seeing a departing person onward, which naturally extends to carrying or handing an item to its intended recipient.

Usage tips

  • English often chooses different verbs for the same situations, but Chinese keeps this verb across them, with the object and destination making the exact meaning clear.

Other meanings

  • giveverb
  • deliververb
  • sendverb

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