调遣 (diào qiǎn) — (verb) to dispatch, to assign (personnel); (nou…

Definition

verb

to dispatchto assign (personnel)

noun

dispatchassignment (of personnel)

调遣。
Tā bèi gōng sī diào qiǎn dào hǎi wài fēn gōng sī gōng zuò.
He was dispatched by the company to work at the overseas branch.
调遣，。
Zhè cì diào qiǎn fēi cháng jǐn jí, xū yào lì jí zhí xíng.
This assignment is very urgent and needs to be carried out immediately.
调遣。
Shàng jí diào qiǎn tā zhī yuán zāi qū.
The higher-ups assigned him to support the disaster area.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

调 and 遣 both involve sending or assigning, together meaning 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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 調; 调 is its simplified writing.

言周調

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

周

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

The traditional form 調 pairs 言 (speech) with 周, which shows how it was pronounced. The simplified 调 is a later shorthand.

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.

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