寄
send; entrust; rely
Meanings
5 senses · 25 examplesverb
to send (by post); to mail
Originally meant entrusting someone to deliver it; now specifically refers to postal services.
I sent you a letter.
This package has already been mailed.
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He often sends money home from abroad.
Please mail this document to that address.
I want to send this gift by express delivery.
verb
to entrust; to place (hope/feelings) on/with
Used for placing items in temporary care or placing abstract feelings like hope in someone or something.
We can leave our luggage at the station.
Parents place all their hopes on their children.
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This poem expresses the poet's longing for his hometown.
Do not pin your happiness on material things.
He parked his car at his friend's place.
verb
to depend on; to live under another's protection
Often implies a lack of independence, living with others, or biological parasitism.
He stayed with his uncle for six months.
This insect lives parasitically on trees.
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Young people should not always depend on others for a living.
In the old society, many poor people were forced to leave home to seek food elsewhere.
He doesn't want to depend on his parents for a living.
verb
adopted (relation); foster
neutralUsed to denote a non-biological parental or filial relationship established through ritual.
He recognized an old general as his adoptive father.
That is his adoptive mother, not his biological mother.
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In ancient times, sworn brothers often called each other's sons their adopted sons.
She treated this unrelated girl like her own adopted daughter.
This kind of nominal adoptive parent relationship is rarely seen now.
noun
a surname
A rare Chinese surname.
Mr. Ji is our new neighbor.
People with the surname Ji are very rare in China.
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Please fill in your surname on the form; write Ji if that is your surname.
The history of the Ji family can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty.
Hello, I am Ji Xiaohua, nice to meet you.