打发 (dǎ fa): to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old) to make arrangements; (old) to bestow (alms etc)

Word info

Pinyin

dǎfa

Meaning

to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old) to make arrangements; (old) to bestow (alms etc)

Characters

2

Part of speech

verb

HSK level

HSK 7

Chinese explanation

• 派某人去做某事，通常是让别人离开自己身边去完成一个任务或差事
• 也可以表示用某种方式消磨时间，使空闲的时间过去，如打发时间、打发日子。