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打发

打發
dǎfa
verb HSK 7-9 #5,962

Meanings

  1. 1 to send away; to dismiss; to get rid of
  2. 2 to pass (time); to while away

Characters

打
dǎ
to strike; to do
发
fa
to send out; to dispatch
To send off or dispatch - to get rid of someone or pass time.

Examples

HSK 2
别拿这些小事来打发我。
Bié ná zhèxiē xiǎoshì lái dǎfa wǒ.
Don't try to dismiss me with these trivial things.
HSK 6
你怎么打发空闲时间？
Nǐ zěnme dǎfa kòngxián shíjiān?
How do you pass your free time?
HSK 7-9
她随便找了个借口把他打发走了。
Tā suíbiàn zhǎo le gè jièkǒu bǎ tā dǎfa zǒu le.
She found a random excuse to send him away.

Tips

usage
打发时间 (dǎfa shíjiān) means 'to kill time.' 打发走 means 'to send someone away / get rid of someone.' The tone is slightly dismissive.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ
发 fā