委派

wěipài

verb #20,967

Meanings

1 to appoint
2 to assign
3 to delegate
4 to commission

Characters

to entrust / to delegate / committee

to send / to dispatch / to assign

Examples

HSK 5

公司委派他去上海负责新项目。

Gōngsī wěipài tā qù Shànghǎi fùzé xīn xiàngmù.

The company appointed him to go to Shanghai to oversee the new project.

HSK 5

政府委派了一名特别调查员。

Zhèngfǔ wěipài le yī míng tèbié diàocháyuán.

The government commissioned a special investigator.

Tips

usage

委派 implies formally delegating authority or a task from a superior to a subordinate. Compare with 任命, which is used for official appointments to a position.

Stroke Order

委 wěi

派 pài