送礼物

送禮物
sònglǐwù
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to give a gift
  2. 2 to deliver a gift

Examples

Shēngrì de shíhou péngyou sònglǐwù gěi wǒ.
On my birthday my friends gave me gifts.
Zhōngguó rén sònglǐwù hěn jiǎngjiu bāozhuāng.
Chinese people pay a lot of attention to packaging when giving gifts.

Tips

culture
礼物 = gift (CC-CEDICT). A few cultural no-goes when actually giving: a clock ( sounds like 'attend a funeral'), pears ( = 'separate'), or green hats (绿帽 implies a cheating spouse). Sticking to food, alcohol, fruit baskets, and red-packet money is always safe.

Stroke Order

sòng