白送

báisòng

verb #25,080

Meanings

1 to give away for free
2 to hand over without compensation
3 to give for nothing

Characters

white / free / for nothing / in vain

to give / to send / to deliver

Examples

这件衣服我白送给你了，不要钱。

Zhè jiàn yīfu wǒ báisòng gěi nǐ le, bú yào qián.

I'll give you this piece of clothing for free — no charge.

不值得为这种人白送自己的时间。

Bù zhídé wèi zhè zhǒng rén báisòng zìjǐ de shíjiān.

It's not worth giving your time away for free to people like that.

Tips

usage

白 in compounds often means 'for nothing / in vain,' as in 白费 (to waste) and 白干 (to work for nothing). 白送 means giving something without receiving anything in return.

Stroke Order

白 bái

送 sòng