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派

pài
verb HSK 3 #559

Meanings

  1. 1 to send; to dispatch
  2. 2 faction; school of thought
  3. 3 style; manner

Characters

派
pài
to send; to dispatch; faction; style
Contains 氵(water) — water branching into streams, like factions branching from a group.

Examples

公司派他去出差。
Gōngsī pài tā qù chūchāi.
The company sent him on a business trip.
老师派我去办公室。
Lǎoshī pài wǒ qù bàngōngshì.
The teacher sent me to the office.
他很有派。
Tā hěn yǒu pài.
He has a lot of style.

Tips

usage
派 as 'faction/school': 保守派 (bǎoshǒupài, conservatives), 学派 (xuépài, school of thought). As a verb: 派人 (to send someone), 分派 (to assign).

Stroke Order

派 pài