派遣 (pài qiǎn) — to dispatch, to send (on a mission or assignmen… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

派遣 is a formal verb meaning to dispatch or send a person (or team) on a mission. It is more official and people-oriented than 发送 or 发出, which are used for messages, signals, and documents.

verb

to dispatchto send (on a mission or assignment)

Examples

派遣。
Gōng sī pài qiǎn tā qù guó wài xué xí xīn jì shù.
The company sent him abroad to learn new technology.
派遣。
Zhèng fǔ pài qiǎn le yí gè dài biǎo tuán cān jiā guó jì huì yì.
The government dispatched a delegation to attend the international conference.
派遣。
Tā men pài qiǎn yī liáo duì dào piān yuǎn dì qū tí gōng bāng zhù.
They sent a medical team to remote areas to provide assistance.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

派 and 遣 both mean to send, so together they mean dispatch.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐwater; river

Sound part声符shēngfú

𠂢

𠂢𠂢派pài

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

派 is built from 水 (water/river) and 𠂢. 𠂢 gives the sound, and 水 was added later to tell the character apart from the older form.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The old form showed two hands directing an army, meaning to send or dispatch; the modern 遣 adds a walking part.

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 HSK 2.0 Level 6 Management

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