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打发

dǎfa
verbHSK 6

“To dispatch sb to do sth” in Chinese is 打发 (dǎfa).

Meaning

  • to dispatch sb to do sth
  • to make sb leave
  • to pass (the time)
Show 2 more meanings
  • (old) to make arrangements
  • (old) to bestow (alms etc)

Example

我可以用筷子打发鸡蛋。

I can whip eggs with chopsticks.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

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