Korean word

파견

Pronunciation

Romanizationpagyeon

Meaning

  • noundispatch

Example

회사는 직원을 파견했다.hoe sa neun chi gwo neul pa gyeon haet tta

The company sent an employee.

Illustration for 파견 (dispatch)

More examples

그는 해외 파견을 가서 새로운 경험을 쌓았다.keu neun hae oe pa gyeo neul ka seo sae ro un kyeong heo meul ssa at tta

He went on an overseas assignment and gained new experience.

Core concept

A company sends an employee or specialist to another workplace to handle a specific job as needed.

Common phrases

  • 해외 파견hae oe pa gyeon

    overseas assignment

  • 파견 직원pa gyeon chi gwon

    dispatched employee

  • 파견 근무pa gyeon keun mu

    work on assignment

Similar words

파견근무pagyeongeunmu: A fixed period of working at a workplace separate from the usual one.
파견직pagyeonjik: Employment as a worker placed at another company by a staffing agency.
출장chuljang: A brief journey to another place for a work assignment.
전근cheongeun: A formal move to a different branch or department within the same organization.

Definition in Korean

필요에 따라 특정 업무를 수행하기 위해 직원이나 전문 인력을 다른 회사나 현장에 보내는 일이나 그로 인해 보내진 사람을 가리키는 명사.pi ryo e tta ra teuk jjeong eom mu reul su haeng ha gi wi hae chi gwo ni na cheon mun il lyeo geul ta reun hoe sa na hyeon jang e po nae neun i ri na keu ro in hae po nae jin sa ra meul ka ri ki neun myeong sa

Word origin

This Sino-Korean compound combines elements meaning to send someone out and to send someone on an assignment, which gives it the sense of dispatching personnel.

Usage tips

  • In staffing contexts, dispatch usually means sending a worker to another company or site, not simply delivering an object or sending a message.

Other meanings

  • temporary transfernoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 파견하다pagyeonhadadispatchverb
  • 파견되다pagyeondoedabe dispatchedverb

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