增派

zēngpài
verb #33,709

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhèngfǔ zēngpài le jǐnglì wéichí zhìxù.
The government dispatched additional police to maintain order.
HSK 7-9
Gōngsī zēngpài rénshǒu gǎngōng.
The company sent extra hands to speed up the work.

Tips

usage
('add, increase') + ('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.

Stroke Order

zēng
pài