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pài

to send

How common it is

派 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say pài slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

派可以表示派遣、派出,也可以表示一种风格或类别。

pài kě yǐ biǎo shì pài qiǎn 、 pài chū, yě kě yǐ biǎo shì yì zhǒng fēng gé huò lèi bié。

派 can mean to send, dispatch, or a style/category.

Context note

这里先按“派遣”理解。

zhè lǐ xiān àn “ pài qiǎn ” lǐ jiě。

Here it is used mainly with the sense of sending or dispatching.

5 examples

学校派老师去参加会议。
xué xiào pài lǎo shī qù cān jiā huì yì。
The school sent a teacher to attend the meeting.
他们派人来帮忙。
tā men pài rén lái bāng máng。
They sent someone to help.
公司派他去出差。
gōng sī pài tā qù chū chāi。
The company sent him on a business trip.
老板派我去买东西。
lǎo bǎn pài wǒ qù mǎi dōng xī。
The boss sent me to buy things.
她被派去做这个任务。
tā bèi pài qù zuò zhè ge rèn wu。
She was sent to do this task.

5 mini stories

老师派几个学生去拿材料。
lǎo shī pài jǐ gè xué shēng qù ná cái liào。
The teacher sent several students to get materials.
公司派他去外地工作。
gōng sī pài tā qù wài dì gōng zuò。
The company sent him to work in another city.
他们派人来接我们。
tā men pài rén lái jiē wǒ men。
They sent someone to pick us up.
老板派她处理这个问题。
lǎo bǎn pài tā chǔ lǐ zhè ge wèn tí。
The boss sent her to handle this problem.
警察派车来帮助大家。
jǐng chá pài chē lái bāng zhù dà jiā。
The police sent cars to help everyone.

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