打发 (dǎ fa) — to send (someone) away; to dismiss or dispatch (someone) to do something; to pass (the time); to kill time
Definition
At HSK 7, 打发 means 'to send (someone) away / dismiss' (often dismissively, like brushing off a salesman) or 'to pass / kill time'. Don't confuse with 赐 or 赏 — those are formal verbs for a superior bestowing something; 打发 has no 'bestow' sense here.
verb
to send (someone) awayto dismiss or dispatch (someone) to do somethingto pass (the time)to kill time
Examples
- 打发。Tā cháng cháng yòng wán yóu xì lái dǎ fa shí jiān.He often passes the time by playing games.
- 打发。Mā ma bǎ nà ge tuī xiāo yuán dǎ fa zǒu le.Mom sent that salesman away.
- 打发。Jīng lǐ dǎ fa tā qù jī chǎng jiē kè hù.The manager dispatched him to the airport to pick up a client.
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