递

遞

dì

verb HSK 5 #7,175

Meanings

辶 (movement) + 弟 (younger brother) — passing things along, one to the next

Qǐng bǎ yán dì gěi wǒ.

Please pass me the salt.

Tā dì le yī bēi shuǐ gěi kèrén.

She handed a glass of water to the guest.

Tā dì shàng le zìjǐ de jiǎnlì.

He handed over his resume.

usage

递 is the core verb for physically handing something to someone. It appears in 快递 (kuàidì, express delivery), which literally means 'fast passing.'

usage

Common patterns: 递给 (hand to), 递上 (hand up/over formally), 传递 (to transmit/relay).

递 dì