HSK 5 · Verbs

递 dì “to hand over” in Chinese

Traditional 遞

What 递 means

  1. to hand over
  2. to pass (something to someone)
  3. to pass on
  4. to deliver
  5. (bound form) progressively
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • in the proper order

How to say 递

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale递dì4th tone, falling

递 in a sentence

  1. 帮我递一下毛巾。

    Bāng wǒ dì yíxià máojīn.

    Pass me the towel, please.

    Sentence #9049733 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 打扰一下，你能把糖递给我吗？

    Dǎrǎo yíxià, nǐ néng bǎ táng dìgěi wǒ ma?

    Excuse me, could you pass me the sugar?

    Sentence #1516163 from Tatoeba

  3. 他悄悄地递给我一张纸条。

    Tā qiāoqiāo de dìgěi wǒ yì zhāng zhǐtiáo.

    He quietly slipped me a note.

    Sentence #2440659 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 递 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 递 (dì) with each of its parts in a different colour
递dìto hand over; to pass on; to deliver
  • 弟young brother · dìSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 弟 (dì) hints at the sound. Compare it with dì.

How to write 递

递 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

递 (dì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 递 (dì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 递

Words with 递

递增dìzēng · to increase steadily

More words: Common Verbs

登记dēngjì · to register (one’s name)等待děngdài · to wait等于děngyú · to equal滴dī · a drop断duàn · to break鼓掌gǔzhǎng · to applaud戒jiè · to give up (a habit)集合jíhé · to gather

FAQs

递 (dì) means “to hand over” or “to pass (something to someone)”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it dì: dì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 递 is written 遞. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type di with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 递 from the suggestions. Typing di into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
递 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.