to send (mail; post) (v.)
HSK 4
Traditional
寄 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
几 jǐ - how much/many? [expecting a small number] (pron./num.) | HSK 1
极 jí - extreme (adv.) | HSK 3
Examples
我今天寄了一封信给我的父母。 wǒ jīntiān jìle yī fēng xìn gěi wǒ de fùmǔ. - Today I sent a letter to my parents.
请问这个快递能不能寄到国外？ qǐngwèn zhège kuàidì néngbùnéng jì dào guówài? - Excuse me, can this package be sent abroad?
我已经寄了一张明信片给我的朋友。 wǒ yǐjīng jìle yī zhāng míngxìnpiàn gěi wǒ de péngyǒu. - I've already sent a postcard to my friend.
她昨天寄了一箱礼物给他的姐姐。 tā zuótiān jìle yī xiāng lǐwù gěi tā de jiějiě. - Yesterday she sent a box of gifts to her sister.
你可以通过邮局寄包裹。 nǐ kěyǐ tōngguò yóujú jì bāoguǒ. - You can send packages through the post office.
Phrases
寄托 jì tuō - entrust to the care of somebody; leave with somebody (v.) | HSK 6