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发送

fāsòng

send; transmit

Usage note

发送就是把信息、文件或东西通过网络或手机传给别人。

Fāsòng jiù shì bǎ xìnxī, wénjiàn huò dōngxi tōngguò wǎngluò huò shǒujī chuán gěi biérén.

This word means to send or transmit something like a message, file, or item to someone, usually through the internet or a phone.

Context note

发送这个词,常常用在用手机或电脑把信息、图片发给别人的时候。

Fāsòng zhège cí, chángcháng yòng zài yòng shǒujī huò diànnǎo bǎ xìnxī, túpiàn fā gěi biérén de shíhou.

This word is often used when you send a message or picture to someone using a phone or computer.

5 examples

我给朋友发送了一封电子邮件。
wǒ gěi péng yǒu fā sòng le yì fēng diàn zǐ yóu jiàn。
I sent an email to my friend.
妈妈让我发送购物清单给她。
mā ma ràng wǒ fā sòng gòu wù qīng dān gěi tā。
Mom asked me to send the shopping list to her.
我通过微信发送了一张照片给爸爸。
wǒ tōng guò wēi xìn fā sòng le yì zhāng zhào piàn gěi bà ba。
I sent a photo to my dad through WeChat.
老师要求我们发送作业到学习平台。
lǎo shī yāo qiú wǒ men fā sòng zuò yè dào xué xí píng tái。
The teacher asked us to send our homework to the learning platform.
我用手机发送了一条信息给姐姐。
wǒ yòng shǒu jī fā sòng le yì tiáo xìn xī gěi jiě jie。
I sent a message to my sister using my phone.

5 mini stories

小明每天早上都会发送一条消息给妈妈,让她知道他上学了。
xiǎo míng měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu huì fā sòng yì tiáo xiāo xī gěi mā ma, ràng tā zhī dào tā shàng xué le。
Every morning, Xiaoming sends a message to his mom to let her know he has gone to school.
丽丽在图书馆借了一本书,她需要发送邮件给管理员归还日期。
lì lì zài tú shū guǎn jiè le yì běn shū, tā xū yào fā sòng yóu jiàn gěi guǎn lǐ yuán guī huán rì qī。
Lili borrowed a book from the library and she needs to send an email to the administrator for the return date.
爸爸出差在外,小华每天晚上都会发送视频通话邀请给他。
bà bà chū chāi zài wài, xiǎo huá měi tiān wǎn shàng dōu huì fā sòng shì pín tōng huà yāo qǐng gěi tā。
Dad is out on business, Xiaohua invites him for video calls every evening.
妈妈让小芳发送购物清单给她,以便她可以帮忙购买。
mā ma ràng xiǎo fāng fā sòng gòu wù qīng dān gěi tā, yǐ biàn tā kě yǐ bāng máng gòu mǎi。
Mom asked Xiaofang to send the shopping list so she could help with the purchases.
老师要求同学们发送作业到班级群聊,这样大家都可以看到。
lǎo shī yào qiú tóng xué men fā sòng zuò yè dào bān jí qún liáo, zhè yàng dà jiā dōu kě yǐ kàn dào。
The teacher asked all students to send their homework to the class group chat so everyone can see it.

Mini dialogue

发送照片

A
发送了一张照片给你。
Wǒ fāsòng le yī zhāng zhàopiàn gěi nǐ.
I sent a photo to you.
B
我看到了,你发送得很快。
Wǒ kàn dào le, nǐ fāsòng de hěn kuài.
I saw it, you sent it very quickly.

发送作业

A
请把作业发送给老师。
Qǐng bǎ zuòyè fāsòng gěi lǎoshī.
Please send the homework to the teacher.
B
好的,我马上发送
Hǎo de, wǒ mǎshàng fāsòng.
Okay, I'll send it right away.

Related words and contrasts

similar
to mail; to post

Often used for sending letters or packages by post.

opposite
接收
jiēshōu
to receive

The action of getting something that was sent.

related
短信
duǎnxìn
text message

A common thing you send (发送) from a mobile phone.

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