接送

• Pinyin: jiē sòng
• Hanzi breakdown: 接 = to receive, pick up; 送 = 辶 (walk radical) + 关 — to send, deliver

Meaning

To pick up and drop off; to transport. Providing transportation to and from a location.

Commonly used for picking up and dropping off children at school, guests at airports, or patients at hospitals. The word combines both directions of transportation. Often appears in service contexts like shuttle services.

Examples

1. 每天早晚她都要接送孩子上下学。 Every morning and evening she has to pick up and drop off her child for school.
2. 酒店提供免费的机场接送服务。 The hotel provides free airport shuttle service.
3. 爷爷主动承担了接送孙女的任务。 Grandpa volunteered to take on the task of picking up and dropping off his granddaughter.

Usage Guide

Context: family, transportation, service

Tone: practical

Do Say

• 我每天接送孩子上学。(I pick up and drop off my child at school every day.)
• 需要接送吗？(Do you need a ride?)

Don't Say

• 单独使用'接送'只表示一个方向 (Don't use 接送 for just picking up OR just dropping off — use 接 alone for pick up, 送 alone for drop off)

Origin & History

Composed of 接 (to pick up; to receive) + 送 (to send off; to deliver). The two characters represent the two directions of transportation.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal