寄jìto send by post; to mail

1. 1.

   to send by post; to mailverb

• 寄to send by post; to mail

寄 often appears as 寄给 + person, or 给 + person + 寄 + thing.

1. HSK 3

   我想给妈妈寄一封信。

   Wǒ xiǎng gěi māma jì yì fēng xìn.

   I want to mail a letter to my mom.

2. HSK 1

   这个东西我昨天寄了。

   Zhège dōngxi wǒ zuótiān jì le.

   I mailed this thing yesterday.

3. HSK 3

   你把书寄给我吧。

   Nǐ bǎ shū jì gěi wǒ ba.

   Send me the book by post.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   下个星期是你妈妈的生日吧？

   Xià ge xīngqī shì nǐ māma de shēngrì ba?

   Next week is your mom's birthday, right?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   对，我买了一件衣服，明天给她寄过去。

   Duì, wǒ mǎi le yí jiàn yīfu, míngtiān gěi tā jì guòqù.

   Yes, I bought her a piece of clothing; I'll mail it to her tomorrow.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   她住得远吗？

   Tā zhù de yuǎn ma?

   Does she live far away?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   不太远，三天就能到。

   Bú tài yuǎn, sān tiān jiù néng dào.

   Not too far; it can get there in three days.

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Related words

• 信xìnletterHSK 3
• 举jǔto liftHSK 4
• 交jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn overHSK 4
• 产生chǎn shēngto arise; to come into being; to come aboutHSK 4
• 付fùto payHSK 4
• 伤心shāng xīnto grieveHSK 4

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