Meaning of 送行
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to see someone off
- to throw someone a send-off party
How to use 送行
送行 is used when you go with someone to the station, airport, or door to say goodbye before they leave, and it can also mean holding a farewell gathering. It often appears as 为某人送行 (to see someone off). Example: 我们去机场为他送行。(Wǒmen qù jīchǎng wèi tā sòngxíng.) We went to the airport to see him off.
送 (sòng) means to send or see off, and 行 (xíng) means to travel or go. Put them together and you are sending someone on their way as they set off on a journey.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes read 行 here as háng, as in 银行 (yínháng), but in 送行 it is always xíng. Also, 送行 is intransitive, so say 给他送行 or 为他送行 rather than 送行他.
送行 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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送 sòng · to send · 9 strokes
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行 xíng · to walk · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 送行.
| 不行 | bùxíng | won't do; be out of the question |
| 进行 | jìnxíng | (of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out |
| 行动 | xíngdòng | operation; action |
| 行为 | xíngwéi | action; conduct; behavior; activity |
| 银行 | yínháng | bank |
| 旅行 | lǚxíng | to travel; journey; trip |
| 送到 | sòngdào | |
| 送给 | sòng gěi | to send; to give as a present |
| 举行 | jǔxíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) |
| 流行 | liúxíng | (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) |
| 自行车 | zìxíngchē | bicycle; bike |
| 行人 | xíngrén | pedestrian; traveler on foot |
Questions about 送行
What does 送行 mean?
送行 (sòngxíng) means "to see someone off; to throw someone a send-off party".
How do you write 送行?
送行 is made of 2 characters: 送 (9 strokes), 行 (6 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 送行 an HSK word?
Yes. 送行 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 送行 and 送别?
Both mean seeing someone off. 送别 (sòngbié) stresses the parting and feels more emotional or literary, while 送行 focuses on sending someone on their trip and is slightly more everyday.
Can I just use 送 to mean see someone off?
Yes, in casual speech 送 alone works with an object, as in 我送你到车站 (Wǒ sòng nǐ dào chēzhàn), I will take you to the station. 送行 is a fuller, slightly more formal word for the whole act of seeing someone off.