打
发

To dispatch sb to do sth in Chinese: 打发 (dǎ fa)

dǎ fa

to dispatch sb to do sth

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 打發1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to dispatch sb to do sth
  2. 2to make sb leave
  3. 3to pass (the time)
  4. 4(old) to make arrangements
  5. 5(old) to bestow (alms etc)

Stroke order

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打
发

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄚˇ

dǎ

ㄉ/ dㄚ/ aˇ/ third tone

˙ㄈㄚ

fa

˙/ neutral toneㄈ/ fㄚ/ a

Simplified & traditional

打发

Simplified

打發

Traditional

Example sentences

See 打发 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他靠看书来打发时间。

    tā kào kàn shū lái dǎ fa shí jiān。

    He passes the time by reading.

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Related words

发

fā

to send out

打

dǎ

to beat

打扫

dǎ sǎo

to clean

打算

dǎ suàn

to plan

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

出发

chū fā

to set off

打扮

dǎ ban

to decorate

打扰

dǎ rǎo

to disturb

打印

dǎ yìn

to affix a seal

打折

dǎ zhé

to give a discount

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