寄 jì to entrust; to place in sb's care(bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily(bound form) foster (as in 寄女 jì nǚ foster daughter)to send by post; to mail Example sentences 今天下午我会把信寄出去。 jīntiān xiàwǔ wǒ huì bǎ xìn jì chūqù. I'll send the letter this afternoon 我想把这张照片寄给在外国工作的爸爸。 wǒ xiǎng bǎ zhè zhāng zhàopiàn jì gěi zài wàiguó gōngzuò de bàba. I would like to send this photo to a dad in a foreign country