Meaning of 发送
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to transmit
- to dispatch
- to issue (an official document or credential)
How to use 发送
发送 is a fairly formal word for sending messages, emails, signals, or data, and you often see it on buttons in apps and websites. In casual speech people usually just say 发 (fā), as in 发微信. Example: 我已经把邮件发送给你了。(Wǒ yǐjīng bǎ yóujiàn fāsòng gěi nǐ le.) I have already sent you the email.
发 (fā) means to send out or emit, and 送 (sòng) means to deliver or see someone off. Put them together: you send something out so it gets delivered, like a message leaving your phone.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 发送 for giving a gift or sending a person somewhere, but for presents you should use 送给 (sòng gěi), as in 送给你一本书. Also keep the tones straight: 发 is first tone fā here, not the fourth tone fà used in 头发 (tóufa).
发送 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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发 fā · to send out · 5 strokes
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送 sòng · to send · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 发送.
| 发现 | fāxiàn | to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect |
| 出发 | chūfā | to set off; to start (on a journey); (fig.) to proceed from (a particular standpoint or ba |
| 头发 | tóufa | hair (on the head) |
| 送到 | sòngdào | |
| 送给 | sòng gěi | to send; to give as a present |
| 发生 | fāshēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 發生問題|发生问题[fa1 sheng1 wen4 ti2] "a probl |
| 发展 | fāzhǎn | development; growth |
| 发出 | fāchū | to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let ou |
| 发明 | fāmíng | to invent; an invention |
| 沙发 | shāfā | (loanword) sofa (CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1]); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post |
| 发表 | fābiǎo | to issue; to publish |
| 发动 | fādòng | to start; to launch |
Questions about 发送
What does 发送 mean?
发送 (fāsòng) means "to transmit; to dispatch" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 发送?
发送 is made of 2 characters: 发 (5 strokes), 送 (9 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 发送 an HSK word?
Yes. 发送 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 发送 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 发送 is written 發送.
What is the difference between 发送 and 寄 (jì)?
寄 is used for mailing physical items like letters and packages through the post. 发送 is mostly used for electronic things such as emails, texts, files, and signals.
How do I say who I am sending something to with 发送?
Use 给 (gěi) after the verb or before it: 发送给他 (fāsòng gěi tā) or 给他发送 (gěi tā fāsòng). A common pattern is 把 + object + 发送给 + person, as in 把文件发送给老师.