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运送 (yùn sòng) — to transport, to carry

Definition

运送 focuses on shipping goods or people to a destination, like trucks or helicopters. Pairs more with 运输 (general transport of cargo) than 输送 (conveying people, fluids, or energy along a route).

verb
to transportto carry

Examples

  • 运送。
    Tā men yòng kǎ chē yùn sòng jiàn zhù cái liào.
    They transport construction materials by truck.
  • 运送。
    Bìng rén bèi zhí shēng jī yùn sòng dào le yī yuàn.
    The patient was transported to the hospital by helicopter.
  • 运送。
    Zhè ge gōng sī zhuān mén yùn sòng xīn xiān shuǐ guǒ.
    This company specializes in transporting fresh fruit.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

运yùntransport
送sòngdeliver

运 and 送 both involve moving something, so together they mean to transport.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 運; 运 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòmotion
Sound part声符shēngfú
軍
軍jūn運yùn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 運 combines 辵, meaning motion, with 軍 to give the sound; the simplified 运 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòto walk
Sound part声符shēngfú
灷
灷zhuàn送sòng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

送 combines 辶, the walking radical, with 灷, which supplies the sound; the walking part fits meanings like see off or deliver.

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HSK 3.0 Level 6Vehicles

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