增派

zēngpài

verb #33,709

Meanings

1 to send additional (personnel/troops)
2 to dispatch more (people)
3 to deploy reinforcements

Characters

to add, increase

to dispatch, send

Examples

政府增派了警力维持秩序。

Zhèngfǔ zēngpài le jǐnglì wéichí zhìxù.

The government dispatched additional police to maintain order.

公司增派人手赶工。

Gōngsī zēngpài rénshǒu gǎngōng.

The company sent extra hands to speed up the work.

Tips

usage

增 ('add, increase') + 派 ('dispatch, send'). Specifically about adding more people on top of an existing deployment. Common collocations: 增派部队 (deploy more troops), 增派警力 (more police), 增派人手 (more workers/staff). For increasing things other than people, prefer 增加 (zēngjiā).

Stroke Order

增 zēng

派 pài