Usages of fā
刚才 老师 给 我 发 了 邮件， 你 看 了 吗？Gāngcái lǎoshī gěi wǒ fā le yóujiàn, nǐ kàn le ma?
Just now the teacher sent me an email; did you see it?
她 一共 发 了 三 封 邮件 给 我。Tā yígòng fā le sān fēng yóujiàn gěi wǒ.
She sent me three emails in total.
他 忘记 带 手机 了， 所以 我 发 消息 给 他 也 看 不 到。Tā wàngjì dài shǒujī le, suǒyǐ wǒ fā xiāoxi gěi tā yě kàn bù dào.
He forgot to bring his phone, so even if I send him a message he can’t see it.
我们 旅游 回来 以后， 总是 把 照片 发 给 朋友。wǒmen lǚyóu huílái yǐhòu, zǒngshì bǎ zhàopiàn fā gěi péngyou.
After we come back from traveling, we always send the photos to our friends.
我 把 新 的 地址 发 给 她 了， 请 她 以后 把 快递 寄 到 我 公司。Wǒ bǎ xīn de dìzhǐ fā gěi tā le, qǐng tā yǐhòu bǎ kuàidì jì dào wǒ gōngsī.
I sent her my new address and asked her to send future deliveries to my company.
我 想 知道 你 有没有 收到 我 发 的 消息。wǒ xiǎng zhīdào nǐ yǒuméiyǒu shōudào wǒ fā de xiāoxi.
I want to know whether you received my message.
请 把 简历 发 给 公司。qǐng bǎ jiǎnlì fā gěi gōngsī.
Please send the résumé to the company.
尽管 我 只有 部分 任职资格， 还是 发 了 简历。jǐnguǎn wǒ zhǐyǒu bùfen rènzhízīgé, háishi fā le jiǎnlì.
Even though I meet only some of the job qualifications, I still sent the résumé.
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