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From :   monica

Date : 2009-08-16 / 08:35PM

may i know what is the difference in 送 and 给? the meaning & their use in sentences.
thanks ^^

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2009-08-16 / 09:45PM

Hi Monica,

给 gěi = to give/ pass

你可以给我那本书吗 nǐ kě yi gěi wǒ nà běn shū ma? = Can you give/ pass me that book?

送 = to deliver/ see somebody off

你可以送午饭吗? nǐ kě yi sòng wǔ fàn ma = Can you deliver the lunch?

我送我的朋友去飞机场 wǒ sòng wǒ de péng yǒu qù fēi jī chǎng = I see my friend off at the airport

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