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派 (pài): to send, to dispatch; (faction; measure word for groups)

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HSK 5verb, (noun, )

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning
to send, to dispatch; (faction; measure word for groups)
Characters
1
Part of speech
verb, (noun, )
HSK level
HSK 5
Strokes
9
Radical
氵
Structure
左右结构

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Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • branch of a river
  • clique
  • school
  • group
  • faction
  • (bound form) style
  • manner
  • to send (a person or resource)
  • to dispatch
  • to allocate (a resource or task)
  • to appoint (sb)
  • classifier for factions
  • (literary) tributary

Chinese explanation

  • 指江河的支流,是从主流分出来、再汇入主流或大湖的小河流
  • 也有派人、委派的意思,即指定某人去做某事
  • 还可指派别、流派,即同一类人形成的团体或风格相同的一群
  • 作量词时用于景物、气象等,如一派生机。

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