dispatch; assign; order about
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to dispatch; to assign; to order about; to deploy
Used when ordering or deploying someone to perform a task, often implying a hierarchical relationship where one person has authority to assign work to another.
Lǎo老
bǎn板
zhī支
pai派
tā他
qù去
Shàng上
hǎi海
chū出
chāi差
。
The boss dispatched him on a business trip to Shanghai.
Lǐng领
dǎo导
zhī支
pai派
le了
wǔ五
gè个
rén人
lái来
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
xiàng项
rèn任
wù务
。
The leader assigned five people to complete this task.
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Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
zhī支
pai派
bié别
rén人
gàn干
huó活
，
zì自
jǐ己
què却
bù不
dòng动
shǒu手
。
He always orders others around to do the work, but won't do it himself.
Wǒ我
bèi被
zhī支
pai派
dào到
jī基
céng层
qù去
duàn锻
liàn炼
yī一
nián年
。
I was deployed to the grassroots level for a year of training.