HSK V6
Correct

打发

/ dǎfa /
Strokes

Definition

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

Example

As a Verb

send/dispatch sb on an errand

1
Yàoshi
要是
de
wēn
体温
shēnggāo
升高
le
,
jiù
fa
打发
rén
jiào
shēng
医生

If her temperature goes up, send for the doctor.

As a Verb

dismiss; send away; get rid of

2
yòng
xiàohuà
笑话
fa
打发
le
ge
那个
wèn
问题

He brushed off the question with a joke.

3
Lǎobǎn
老板
fa
打发
diào
le
míng
lǎnsǎn
懒散
de
yuángōng
员工

The boss dismissed several sluggish workers.

4
fa
打发
huíjiā
回家

send sb home

As a Verb

while away (one's time); kill time

5
旅途
zhōng
kào
dòu
xiǎoshuō
小说
lái
fa
打发
shíjiān
时间

He whiled away his time/killed time by reading novels during his trip.

As a Verb

[in early vernacular Chinese writings] make arrangements; take care of

6
fa
打发
rén
客人
zhù
xià

arrange accommodation for a guest

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