送返

sòngfǎn
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to send back
  2. 2 to return (a person or item) to its origin
  3. 3 to repatriate

Examples

Xiányírén yǐ bèi sòngfǎn yuánjūdì shòushěn.
The suspect has been sent back to their place of origin to stand trial.
Shīwù huì bèi sòngfǎn shīzhǔ.
Lost items will be returned to their owners.

Tips

register
送返 is fairly formal/written — common in news, legal, and official contexts (deportation, repatriation, returning evidence). Spoken Chinese more often uses (sònghuí) or 回去.
usage
Used especially in cross-border contexts: 送返 (sòngfǎn yuánjíguó, 'sent back to country of origin'), 送返 (bèi sòngfǎn, 'to be repatriated'). Hong Kong news uses it heavily for extradition cases.

Stroke Order

sòng
fǎn