Chinese word

派出

Pronunciation

Pinyinpài chū

Meaning

  • verbsend out

Example

他们准备派出一支救援队。tā men zhǔn bèi pài chū yì zhī jiù yuán duì

They are preparing to send out a rescue team.

Illustration for 派出 (send out)

More examples

公司紧急派出技术人员前往现场。gōng sī jǐn jí pài chū jì shù rén yuán qián wǎng xiàn chǎng

The company urgently sent technical staff to the site.

Core concept

A group sends people or a team outward to a particular place so they can handle an assigned task.

Common phrases

  • 派出军队pài chū jūn duì

    send out troops

  • 派出工作组pài chū gōng zuò zǔ

    send out a work team

  • 派出志愿者pài chū zhì yuàn zhě

    send out volunteers

Similar words

派遣pài qiǎn: Dispatch people or a team to perform official work or a duty.
指派zhǐ pài: Assign a particular person to take charge of a task.

Definition in Chinese

组织将人员或队伍指派到某地去执行任务或处理事务的动作。zǔ zhī jiāng rén yuán huò duì wǔ zhǐ pài dào mǒu dì qù zhí xíng rèn wù huò chú lǐ shì wù de dòng zuò

Word origin

派 (pài, "assign") + 出 (chū, "go out") joins the act of assigning with movement outward, giving the word its sense of sending people or a team to work elsewhere.

Usage tips

  • As a transitive verb, it usually takes the person, team, or unit sent as its object, while a place or task can follow; it does not describe someone simply leaving independently.

Other meanings

  • deployverb

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