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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.send/dispatch somebody on an errand
打发他们进城办货。
Send them to the city to purchase supplies.
我打发人去找他了。
I have sent for him.
快打发人去请大夫。
Send for a doctor at once.
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- 2
v.while away (one's time); kill time
她躺在病床上，觉得一天的时间真难打发。
She found it difficult to while away the time just lying in sickbed.
旅途中他靠读小说打发时间。
He whiled away his time by reading novels during his trip.
大多数电子游戏都只是打发时间的玩意儿。
Most video games are just brain candy.
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- 3
v.dismiss; send away; get rid of
他连说带哄才把孩子们打发走了。
He sent the children away through persuasion and coaxing.
他不是那么容易打发的。
He's not that easy to get rid of.
你是着急想要把我们打发走吗？
Are you trying to get rid of us?
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v.take care of; (in early vernacular Chinese writings) make arrangements
打发客人住下来
arrange accommodation for a guest