Meaning of 送给
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to send
- to give as a present
How to use 送给
送给 is used when you give something to a person, usually as a gift, and the receiver comes right after 给. The pattern is 把 + thing + 送给 + person, or 送给 + person + thing. Example: 这本书送给你。(Zhè běn shū sònggěi nǐ.) This book is a gift for you.
送 (sòng) has the walking radical 辶, like someone carrying something over to you, and 给 (gěi) means to give. Put them together and you walk over to give someone a present.
Common mistake: Learners often read 给 as jǐ here, but in 送给 it is always gěi. Another common mistake is using 送给 for handing over something that is not a gift, like a document at work, where 交给 (jiāo gěi) or 递给 (dì gěi) is more natural.
送给 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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送 sòng · to send · 9 strokes
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给 gěi · to · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 送给.
| 交给 | jiāo gěi | to give; to deliver; to hand over |
| 送到 | sòngdào | |
| 发送 | fāsòng | to transmit; to dispatch |
| 递给 | dì gěi | to hand it (i.e. the aforementioned item) to (sb) |
| 赠送 | zèngsòng | to present as a gift |
| 给予 | jǐyǔ | (literary) to give; to accord; to render |
| 供给 | gōngjǐ | to furnish; to provide |
| 送行 | sòngxíng | to see someone off; to throw someone a send-off party |
| 送礼 | sònglǐ | to give a present |
| 运送 | yùnsòng | to transport; to carry |
| 补给 | bǔjǐ | supply; replenishment |
| 输送 | shūsòng | to transport; to convey; to deliver |
Questions about 送给
What does 送给 mean?
送给 (sòng gěi) means "to send; to give as a present".
How do you write 送给?
送给 is made of 2 characters: 送 (9 strokes), 给 (9 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 送给 an HSK word?
Yes. 送给 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 送给 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 送给 is written 送給.
What is the difference between 送给 and 赠送?
送给 is everyday spoken Chinese and needs a person after it. 赠送 (zèngsòng) is more formal and often appears in ads or official writing, such as 免费赠送 (free gift).
Can I say 送你 without 给?
Yes. 送你一本书 (sòng nǐ yì běn shū) is very common in speech. But when the gift comes first, as in 这个送给你, you need 给 before the person.