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打发

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dǎfa
verb HSK 6 #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

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.
你怎么打发空闲时间？
Nǐ zěnme dǎfa kòngxián shíjiān?
How do you pass your free time?
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.

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