送 (sung3 | song4) : send; give; see sb off

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送

sung3

song4

[1] send; deliver; dispatch; convey
[2] give (as a gift); present
[3] see sb off/out; accompany sb to; take/drive sb to
[4] lose; waste

Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: (#162)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

送

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Jul 2009 16:07

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送貨 sung3 fo3 song4 huo4 = deliver goods

斷送 dyun6 sung3 duan4 song4 = forfeit

買一送一 maai5 jat1 sung3 jat1 = buy one get one free

送終 sung3 zung1 = attend upon a dying relative

送禮 sung3 lai5 song4 li3 = to give sb. a present; to present sb. a gift

送行 sung3 haang4 song4 xing2 = to see sb. off

輸送 syu1 sung3 shu1 song4 = to transport; to carry

播送 bo3 sung3 bo1 song4 = broadcast; transmit; beam

運送 wan6 sung3 yun4 song4 = to transport

贈送 zang6 sung3 zeng4 song4 = to give a present or a gift
See all 48 compounds (CantoDict reports 49 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 7 examples containing 送

我唔知邊個送邊度粵
I don't know who's delivering [lunch] where.

我有樣嘢送畀你粵
I've got something to give you.

若果你唔乖﹐聖誕老人就唔送禮物畀你粵
If you aren't a good boy, Santa won't bring you any presents.

你不乖的話，聖誕老公公就不會送你禮物了！國
If you aren't a good boy, Santa won't bring you any presents!

你唔要嘅話，可以送畀第二個粵
If you don't want it, you can just give it to somebody else.
[Lit. you don't want [conditional delimiter], can give-present give other person]

真係要多謝你雪中送炭我哋先至會捱過難關粵
We really must thank you for giving us (the money, food, material needs etc) so that we can make it through the hard times.

送禮講心意。粵
With gift-giving, it's the thought that counts. [Lit.] (with) gift-giving, it's about thought.
[講 is short for 講求.]

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