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    Expressing 'to send back' with 送回 (sònghuí)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    送回 + Destination/Object

    Explanation

    The compound verb 送回 (sònghuí) means "to send back" or "to return something to its original place." It combines 送 (to send) with 回 (back) to indicate the direction of return. For example, 把书送回图书馆 means "return the book to the library."

    Examples

    • 请你把这些文件送回办公室。

      Qǐng nǐ bǎ zhèxiē wénjiàn sòng huí bàngōngshì.

      Please take these documents back to the office.

    • 她把借的书送回了图书馆。

      Tā bǎ jiè de shū sòng huí le túshūguǎn.

      She returned the borrowed book to the library.

    • 那件文物已经被送回原来的国家了。

      Nà jiàn wénwù yǐjīng bèi sòng huí yuánlái de guójiā le.

      That cultural relic has already been returned to its country of origin.

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