送行 (sòng xíng) — to see someone off; to hold a farewell party fo…

Definition

A 离合词: split as 送…行 in sentences (送行, 送过一次行, 送了行). It focuses on the act of seeing someone off, not on arrangements.

verb

to see someone offto hold a farewell party for someone

送行。
Míng tiān wǒ yào qù jī chǎng gěi péng you sòng xíng.
Tomorrow I'm going to the airport to see my friend off.
送行。
Gōng sī wèi tuì xiū de lǎo zhāng jǔ bàn le yí gè sòng xíng wǎn huì.
The company held a farewell party for the retiring Lao Zhang.
送行，。
Zài huǒ chē zhàn sòng xíng de shí hou, tā gǎn dòng dé liú xià le yǎn lèi.
At the train station when seeing her off, she was so moved she shed tears.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

'送' means to see off, and '行' names the journey, so the word describes seeing someone off on a trip.

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.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

彳亍行

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

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