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配送 (pèi sòng) — to put together an order and deliver it; to deliver (goods)

Definition

配送 is a commercial/logistics term: a company picks, packs, and delivers goods to you. Use it for e-commerce and shipping contexts, unlike everyday 送 ('to give / see off / deliver') or hand-to-hand 递 ('to pass to someone').

verb
to put together an order and deliver itto deliver (goods)

Examples

  • 配送。
    Zhè ge gōng sī tí gōng miǎn fèi pèi sòng fú wù.
    This company offers free delivery service.
  • 配送。
    pèi sòng Shí jiān yì bān shì sān tiān zuǒ yòu.
    The delivery time is usually about three days.
  • 配送。
    Nín kě yǐ zài wǎng shàng xuǎn zé pèi sòng dì zhǐ.
    You can choose the delivery address online.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

配pèiassemble
送sòngdeliver

配 refers to assembling or distributing an order, and 送 means delivering it, giving the sense of delivery service.

Characters in this word

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

  • 酉酉yǒualcohol vessel
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

配 is formed by putting 酉, an alcohol vessel, next to 卩, a kneeling person. The reference gives these two parts, but not the reason they combine.

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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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