投递

投遞

tóudì

verb #25,096

Meanings

1 to deliver (mail/packages)
2 to send / to submit

Characters

to throw / to send / to submit

to hand over / to deliver

Examples

邮差每天负责投递信件和包裹。

Yóuchāi měitiān fùzé tóudì xìnjiàn hé bāoguǒ.

The mailman is responsible for delivering letters and packages every day.

他向多家公司投递了简历。

Tā xiàng duō jiā gōngsī tóudì le jiǎnlì.

He submitted his resume to multiple companies.

Tips

usage

投递 is used for both physical delivery (mail/packages) and figurative submission (resumes, applications). 投 means to throw/send, 递 means to hand over — together: to send something into someone's hands.

Stroke Order

投 tóu

递 dì