Usage note
“赠送”表示免费送给别人东西，通常作为礼物或纪念品。
“zèngsòng” biǎoshì miǎnfèi sòng gěi biérén dōngxi, tōngcháng zuòwéi lǐwù huò jìniànpǐn.
“赠送” means to give something to someone for free, usually as a gift or souvenir.
Context note
在商店里，买满一定金额可能会赠送小礼物。
Zài shāngdiàn lǐ, mǎi mǎn yīdìng jīn'é kěnéng huì zèngsòng xiǎo lǐwù.
In stores, spending a certain amount may come with a small gift.
5 examples
书店赠送书签给顾客。
shū diàn zèng sòng shū qiān gěi gù kè。
The bookstore gives bookmarks to customers as gifts.
学校赠送每个新生一个书包。
xué xiào zèng sòng měi gè xīn shēng yí gè shū bāo。
The school gives each new student a backpack as a gift.
妈妈赠送朋友一盒巧克力。
mā ma zèng sòng péng yǒu yì hé qiǎo kè lì。
Mom gives a box of chocolates to her friend as a gift.
博物馆赠送参观者一张明信片。
bó wù guǎn zèng sòng cān guān zhě yì zhāng míng xìn piàn。
The museum gives visitors a postcard as a gift.
我赠送同桌一块橡皮。
wǒ zèng sòng tóng zhuō yí kuài xiàng pí。
I give my deskmate an eraser as a gift.
5 mini stories
图书馆赠送我一本故事书。我很喜欢。
tú shū guǎn zèng sòng wǒ yì běn gù shì shū。 wǒ hěn xǐ huan。
The library gave me a storybook as a gift. I really like it.
生日时，爸爸赠送我一个玩具车。我玩了一整天。
shēng rì shí， bà ba zèng sòng wǒ yí gè wán jù chē。 wǒ wán le yì zhěng tiān。
On my birthday, Dad gave me a toy car as a gift. I played with it all day.
超市赠送小贴纸给小朋友。大家都排队领。
chāo shì zèng sòng xiǎo tiē zhǐ gěi xiǎo péng yǒu。 dà jiā dōu pái duì lǐng。
The supermarket gives small stickers to children as gifts. Everyone lines up to get them.
老师赠送我们每人一个笔记本。我们用来记笔记。
lǎo shī zèng sòng wǒ men měi rén yí gè bǐ jì běn。 wǒ men yòng lái jì bǐ jì。
The teacher gave each of us a notebook as a gift. We use them to take notes.
朋友赠送我一张贺卡。上面写着祝福的话。
péng yǒu zèng sòng wǒ yì zhāng hè kǎ。 shàng miàn xiě zhe zhù fú de huà。
My friend gave me a greeting card as a gift. It had wishes written on it.
Mini dialogue
生日礼物
A
明天是奶奶的生日。
Míngtiān shì nǎinai de shēngrì.
Tomorrow is grandma's birthday.
B
我们赠送她一条围巾吧。
Wǒmen zèngsòng tā yī tiáo wéijīn ba.
Let's give her a scarf as a gift.
书店活动
A
这本书多少钱？
Zhè běn shū duōshao qián?
How much is this book?
B
买两本，赠送一本笔记本。
Mǎi liǎng běn, zèngsòng yī běn bǐjìběn.
Buy two books, and get a notebook as a gift.
Related words and contrasts
similar
送
sòng
give; send
A simpler word for giving something as a gift.
opposite
接受
jiēshòu
accept; receive
To receive a gift, opposite of giving.
related
礼物
lǐwù
gift; present
The thing that is given.