How to say “give as a gift” in Chinese

赠送
zèngsòng

give as a gift

verb · HSK 5 · topic “Shopping”

“Give as a gift” in Chinese is 赠送, zèng sòng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

赠送 is read zèng sòng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

zèng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
sòng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

赠
zèng — give as a gift

On the left, 贝 “money”; on the right, 曾 céng hints at the reading, as it also does in 增 zēng.

送
sòng — give, see off

On the left, 辶 “walk”.

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 “赠送”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “give as a gift” in Chinese?

“Give as a gift” in Chinese is 赠送, pinyin zèngsòng.

What does 赠送 mean?

赠送 (zèngsòng) means “give as a gift”.

How do you write 赠送?

赠送 is 2 characters: 赠 (zèng) — give as a gift; 送 (sòng) — give, see off. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 赠送?

赠送 is read zèngsòng. Tones: zèng — fourth tone, sòng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“give as a gift” in the lesson “Discounts and promotions”

This word is from the topic “Shopping” of HSK 5. 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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