Definition & Meaning

1.see somebody off

2.give a send-off party; hold a farewell party

Word usage

sòng xíng

送 行

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1
v.see somebody off
- quán tǐ tóng zhì dào chē zhàn lái gěi tā sòng xíng
  全体同志到车站来给她送行。
  All her comrades turned out at the station to see her off.
- wǒ dào jī chǎng gěi péng you sòng xíng
  我到机场给朋友送行。
  I went to the airport to see my friend off.
- xiè xie nín tè dì lái gěi wǒ sòng xíng
  谢谢您特地来给我送行。
  It is very kind of you to come to see me off.
synonym
sòng bié送别 sòng kè送客 jiàn xíng饯行
antonym
yíng jiē迎接 yíng hòu迎候
2
v.give a send-off party; hold a farewell party
- wǒ men zhǔn bèi zài fàn diàn shè yàn wèi tā sòng xíng
  我们准备在饭店设宴为他送行。
  We are going to hold a banquet in the hotel to see him off.
- dà lóu li suǒ yǒu de rén dōu rè qíng de lái gěi wǒ sòng xíng
  大楼里所有的人都热情地来给我送行。
  All the people in the buildings came to give me a rousing send-off.
- yǒu dà yuē míng měi guó dài biǎo duì chéng yuán chū xí le bái gōng de sòng xíng yí shì
  有大约24名美国代表队成员出席了白宫的送行仪式。
  About 24 members of the U.S. team attended the White House farewell ceremony.
synonym
huān sòng欢送 sòng bié送别 jiàn xíng饯行
antonym
yíng jiē迎接 yíng hòu迎候

Word usage

Separable word
"送" and "行" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 今年是谁给你送的行？
  Who sent you off this year?
- 我们到火车站为他送了行。
  We went to the railway station to see him off.
- 这顿饭权当给你送个行。
  This meal could be regarded as saying good-bye to you.

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