order around; command; send on an errand
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to order someone to do something; to boss around; to send someone on an errand
Often implies asking someone to do something inconvenient or bothersome, or acting superior. Frequently used with directional complements like 走 (away) or 开 (aside) to indicate sending someone off.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
zhī支
shi使
wǒ我
gàn干
zhè这
gàn干
nà那
。
He always orders me around to do this and that.
Lǎo老
bǎn板
bǎ把
tā他
zhī支
zǒu走
le了
。
The boss sent him away on an errand.
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Bié别
zhī支
shi使
rén人
，
zì自
jǐ己
de的
shì事
qing情
zì自
jǐ己
zuò做
。
Don't order people around; do your own things yourself.
Wǒ我
xiǎng想
ge个
bàn办
fǎ法
bǎ把
tā他
zhī支
kāi开
。
I'll think of a way to get him to leave.