送快递

送快遞
sòngkuàidì
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to deliver parcels
  2. 2 to work as a courier

Examples

Tā báitiān sòng kuàidì, wǎnshang kāi wǎngyuēchē.
He delivers parcels by day and drives for a ride-hailing app at night.
Kuàidìyuán gāngcái lái sòng kuàidì, nǐ bù zài jiā.
The courier just came to deliver a parcel but you weren't home.

Tips

usage
Two readings: (1) what couriers do as a job — 送快递 ('he's a courier'); (2) the act of dropping off a specific parcel at someone's door. Chinese e-commerce hinges on this: SF Express (顺丰), JD Logistics (京东物流), 中通, 圆通, 韵达, 申通 together employ millions of 快递.

Stroke Order

sòng
kuài