送花

sònghuā
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to send flowers
  2. 2 to deliver flowers

Examples

Qíngrénjié tā gěi nǚpéngyou sònghuā.
He sent flowers to his girlfriend on Valentine's Day.
Wǒ zài wǎngshàng dìng le huā ràng rén sòng dào yīyuàn.
I ordered flowers online and had them delivered to the hospital.

Tips

usage
covers both 'give as a gift' and 'deliver.' 送花 therefore spans 'to give flowers' (romantic gesture) and 'to deliver flowers' (the florist's action); context disambiguates. Pairs with 520 () — May 20, the Chinese internet's unofficial love day — as a peak flower-delivery moment.

Stroke Order

sòng
huā