交 jiāo — to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)
请按时交作业。Qǐng àn shí jiāo zuò yè.Please hand in your homework on time.
Common words: 交给 (jiāo gěi)、交通 (jiāo tōng)、交朋友 (jiāo péng you)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to deliver"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to deliver", including 交 (jiāo), 致 (zhì), 送 (sòng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to deliver" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 交 (jiāo), 致 (zhì), 送 (sòng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span jiāo, zhì, sòng — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 交 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 交 jiāoto deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)Useful words: 交给, 交通
- 致 zhìfine and close; to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to conveyUseful words: 导致, 一致
- 送 sòngto deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to sendUseful words: 送给, 发送
Common words for these 3 "to deliver" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 交 (jiāo) — so "to deliver" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
交给jiāo gěito give; to deliver; to hand over交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic; transportation; communications交朋友jiāo péng youto make friends; (dialect) to start an affair with sb导致dǎo zhìto lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about一致yī zhìconsistent; unanimous; in agreement; together细致xì zhìdelicate; fine; careful; meticulous送给sòng gěito send; to give as a present发送fā sòngto transmit; to dispatch; to issue (an official document or credential)赠送zèng sòngto present as a gift
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 3 ways to say "to deliver".
致 zhì — fine and close; to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey
大雪导致很多航班取消。Dà xuě dǎo zhì hěn duō háng bān qǔ xiāo.The heavy snow caused many flights to be canceled.
Common words: 导致 (dǎo zhì)、一致 (yī zhì)、细致 (xì zhì)
送 sòng — to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send
生日那天，朋友送给我一份礼物。Shēng rì nà tiān, péng you sòng gěi wǒ yí fèn lǐ wù.On my birthday, a friend gave me a gift.
Common words: 送给 (sòng gěi)、发送 (fā sòng)、赠送 (zèng sòng)
All 3 characters
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