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递

dì

HSK 5 Character Traditional 遞

What 递 means

1. to hand over; to pass on; to deliver
2. bound formprogressively; in the proper order

Example sentences

• 请把酒递给我。
  Qǐng bǎjiǔ dì gěi wǒ.
  Pass me the wine, please.
• 请把盐递给我。
  Pass me the salt, please.
• 请帮我递下盐。
  Please pass me the salt.
• 请把书递给我。
  Pass me the book, please.
• 我把信递给他。
  I'll give him the letter.
• 把锅铲递给我。
  Pass me the spatula.

Words starting with 递

• 递增dì zēngto increase by degrees; in increasing order; incremental
• 递给dì gěito hand it (i.e. the aforementioned item) to (sb)
• 递交dì jiāoto present; to give; to hand over
• 递进dì jìngradual progress; to go forward one stage at a time
• 递减dì jiǎnprogressively decreasing; gradually falling; in descending order
• 递送dì sòngto send (a message); to deliver
• 递加dì jiāprogressively increasing
• 递升dì shēngto ascend progressively
• 递推dì tuīrecursion; recursive (calculation); recurrence
• 递归dì guīrecursion; recursive (calculation); recurrence
• 递补dì bǔto substitute; to complement in the proper order; to fill vacancies progressively
• 递解dì jièto escort a criminal under guard (in former times)
• 递质dì zhìneurotransmitter
• 递降dì jiàngto go down by degrees; progressively decreasing
• 递条子dì tiáo zito pass a message
• 递眼色dì yǎn sèto give sb a meaningful look
• 递推公式dì tuī gōng shìrecurrence formula
• 递推关系dì tuī guān xì(math) recurrence relation
• 递嬗dì shàn(literary) to go through successive changes; to evolve
• 递回dì huísee 递归

Words containing 递

• 传递chuán dìto transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math) transitive
• 快递kuài dìexpress delivery
• 投递tóu dìto deliver
• 邮递员yóu dì yuánmailman
• 速递sù dìcourier
• 特快专递tè kuài zhuān dìexpress mail
• 邮递yóu dìto mail; to deliver (through the post)
• 专递zhuān dìto make a special delivery; to courier
• 更递gēng dìto change; to substitute
• 转递zhuǎn dìto pass on; to relay
• 传递者chuán dì zhěmessenger; transmitter (of information)
• 力传递lì chuán dìmechanical transmission
• 快递员kuài dì yuánpackage delivery person; courier
• 投递员tóu dì yuáncourier; mailman
• 非递推fēi dì tuīnonrecursive
• 力学传递lì xué chuán dìmechanical transmission
• 神经递质shén jīng dì zhìneurotransmitter
• 联邦快递Lián bāng Kuài dìFedEx
• 邮递区号yóu dì qū hào(Taiwan) postal code; ZIP code
• 寄递jì dìdelivery (of mail)
• 呈递chéng dìto present; to submit
• 搬唇递舌bān chún dì shéto pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension; to blab; to tell tales
• 一递一个yī dì yī gèone after another
• 一递一声yī dì yī shēng(of singers etc) one answering the other

Characters built on 弟

These share the phonetic component 弟 (dì), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 梯tī(bound form) ladder; stairs
• 剃tìto shave
• 涕tìtears; nasal mucus
• 睇dì(literary) to cast a sidelong glance; (dialect) to see; to look at
• 锑tīantimony (chemistry)
• 娣dìwife of a younger brother
• 鹈tíused in 鹈鹕
• 悌tìto do one's duty as a younger brother

Characters that look like 递

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 速sùfast; rapid; quick
• 追zhuīto chase; to pursue; to look into
• 逆nìcontrary; opposite; backwards
• 逍xiāoused in 逍遥
• 逞chěngto show off; to flaunt; to carry out or succeed in a scheme
• 逵kuícrossroads; thoroughfare

Sounds the same

Read dì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 地earth; ground; field
• 第(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六…
• 弟younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)
• 缔(archaic) to bind up inextricably; (bound form) to form an enduring union…
• 帝(bound form) emperor; sovereign; supreme deity
• 蒂stem (of fruit)
• 谛to examine; truth (Buddhism)
• 娣wife of a younger brother
• 睇(literary) to cast a sidelong glance; (dialect) to see; to look at
• 棣Kerria japonica
• 的(bound form) bull's-eye; target
• 哋(Cant.) plural for pronouns