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寄

jì

Novice Level 2*
Verb

寄 (jì) is a Chinese word meaning “to entrust; to place in sb's care”. It sits at TOCFL Level 2* (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. to entrust; to place in sb's care
  2. (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily
  3. (bound form) foster (as in 寄女 foster daughter)
  4. to send by post; to mail

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Example

我要去郵局寄信。

I'm going to the post office to mail a letter.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).