How to Say “Send me the file” in Chinese
Work and study · HSK 3
"Send me the file" in Chinese is 把文件发给我 (Bǎ wénjiàn fā gěi wǒ). The 把 (bǎ) construction moves the object before the verb; 'take the file, send to me'; which is the natural way to give an action-on-object instruction in Mandarin. In a Chinese workplace, files almost always move through 微信 (WeChat) or 钉钉 (DingTalk) rather than email, so people often say 发我微信 (fā wǒ wēixìn, 'send it to my WeChat').
Primary translation
把文件发给我
Bǎ wénjiàn fā gěi wǒ
Traditional: 把文件發給我
Variants by register
Formal
麻烦您把文件发给我
Máfan nín bǎ wénjiàn fā gěi wǒ
Casual
文件发我一下
Wénjiàn fā wǒ yīxià
When to use it
The 把 (bǎ) construction moves the object before the verb; 'take the file, send to me'; which is the natural way to give an action-on-object instruction in Mandarin. In a Chinese workplace, files almost always move through 微信 (WeChat) or 钉钉 (DingTalk) rather than email, so people often say 发我微信 (fā wǒ wēixìn, 'send it to my WeChat'). 发 (fā) covers sending anything digital; for physical mail you'd use 寄 (jì). Adding 一下 (yīxià) softens it: 把文件发我一下 sounds friendlier, less like a command.
Example sentences
能把那个文件发给我吗？
Néng bǎ nàge wénjiàn fā gěi wǒ ma?
Can you send me that file?
开会之前把资料发我微信。
Kāihuì zhīqián bǎ zīliào fā wǒ wēixìn.
Send me the materials on WeChat before the meeting.
文件太大了，发不过去。
Wénjiàn tài dà le, fā bù guòqù.
The file is too big, it won't send.