How to say “send” in Chinese
send; issue
“Send” in Chinese is 发, fā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
发 is read fā. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Its second reading is fà, “hair”: in 头发 it sounds with the neutral tone, fa.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “发”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 发. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她头发很长。tātóufahěnchángShe has long hair.
- 沙发在屋子中间。shāfāzàiwūzizhōngjiānThe sofa is in the middle of the room.
- 他们把沙发搬走了。tāmenbǎshāfābānzǒuleThey took the sofa away.
- 我们明天早上六点出发。wǒmenmíngtiānzǎoshangliùdiǎnchūfāWe're setting off tomorrow at six in the morning.
- 你们几点出发？nǐmenjǐdiǎnchūfāWhat time are you all setting off?
- 你不是说今天发吗？nǐbúshìshuōjīntiānfāmaDidn't you say you'd send it today?
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Letters”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “send” in Chinese?
“Send” in Chinese is 发, pinyin fā.
What does 发 mean?
发 (fā) means “send; issue”.
How do you write 发?
发 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 发?
发 is read fā. Tones: fā — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“send” in the lesson “Letters”
This word is from the topic “Work and business” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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