送到 (sòng dào) — to deliver (something) to a destination; to escort or see off (someone) to a place

Definition

送到 means 'deliver/see off to a destination' — it covers both things (deliver documents to a place) and people (drive a friend to the airport).

verb
to deliver (something) to a destinationto escort or see off (someone) to a place

Examples

  • 送到。
    Má fan nín bǎ zhè xiē wén jiàn sòng dào gōng sī.
    Please deliver these documents to the company.
  • 送到。
    Tā kāi chē bǎ péng you sòng dào jī chǎng le.
    He drove his friend to the airport.
  • 送到？
    Jīn wǎn néng sòng dào wǒ jiā ma?
    Can it be delivered to my home tonight?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

送sòngsend
到dàoarrive

送 means send and 到 means arrive, giving delivery to a destination.

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.

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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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
至至zhìto arrive
Sound part声符shēngfú
刀
刀dāo到dào
Same sound today

到 combines 至, meaning 'to arrive', with 刀 as the sound part. The 至 part points to the idea of reaching a stopping point.

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