发送 fāsòng to transmit
to transmit; to dispatch; to issue (an official document or credential)
How to remember 发送: 发 send out + 送 deliver = to transmit.
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How it is used
- Means to transmit or dispatch something to a destination - very common with digital communication: 发送邮件 (fāsòng yóujiàn) send an email, 发送文件 (fāsòng wénjiàn) send a file.
- Also used for dispatching official documents or goods in formal contexts.
- Contrast with 发出 fāchū, which is about something being emitted or issued outward (a sound, an order) rather than routed to a specific recipient.