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寄

jì

to entrust; to place in sb's care

HSK 4

Meaning of 寄 in English

jìHSK 4verbSyllabus #1328
  1. to entrust; to place in sb's care
  2. to send by post; to mail
  3. (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily
  4. (bound form) foster (as in 寄女[ji4 nu : 3] foster daughter)

Example sentences

  1. 我会给我的母亲寄封信。
    wǒ huì gěi wǒ de mǔ qīn jì fēng xìn。
    I'll send my mother a letter.
    Tatoeba #5091340 by mirrorvan · #3012367 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 我会给我的母亲寄封信。
    wǒ huì gěi wǒ de mǔ qīn jì fēng xìn。
    I'll send a letter to my mother.
    Tatoeba #5091340 by mirrorvan · #3012368 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 信一写好,他就把它寄了。
    xìn yī xiě hǎo, tā jiù bǎ tā jì le。
    Once he had written the letter, he sent it.
    Tatoeba #792894 by fucongcong · #631785 by U2FS · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences