遣送

qiǎnsòng

verb #17,233

Meanings

1 to send away
2 to deport
3 to repatriate

Characters

to send; to dispatch

to send; to deliver

Examples

非法移民被遣送回国。

Fēifǎ yímín bèi qiǎnsòng huíguó.

The illegal immigrants were deported back to their country.

战俘被遣送回了自己的国家。

Zhànfú bèi qiǎnsòng huí le zìjǐ de guójiā.

The prisoners of war were repatriated to their own countries.

Tips

usage

Common compound: 遣送出境 (to deport from the country). 遣送 implies official/forced sending away, unlike 送回 which is neutral.

Stroke Order

遣 qiǎn

送 sòng