送交

sòngjiāo

verb #35,080

Meanings

1 to hand over
2 to deliver
3 to submit (to a person or authority)

Characters

to send; deliver

to hand over; give

Examples

HSK 3

请把文件送交给经理。

Qǐng bǎ wénjiàn sòngjiāo gěi jīnglǐ.

Please hand the documents over to the manager.

HSK 7-9

嫌疑人已被送交法院。

Xiányírén yǐ bèi sòngjiāo fǎyuàn.

The suspect has been handed over to the court.

Tips

register

送交 is formal - common in legal, administrative, and journalistic contexts (handing over evidence, suspects, documents, or reports). For everyday "give X to Y," 交给 is the natural choice.

Stroke Order

送 sòng

交 jiāo