Chinese word

派单

Pronunciation

Pinyinpài dān

Meaning

  • verbassign tasks

Example

经理今天给我们派单了。jīng lǐ jīn tiān gěi wǒ men pài dān le

The manager assigned tasks to us today.

Illustration for 派单 (assign tasks)

More examples

她今天被主管派单去处理客户的投诉。tā jīn tiān bèi zhú guǎn pài dān qù chù lǐ kè hù de tóu sù

Today, her supervisor assigned her to handle customer complaints.

Core concept

A job or order moves from a central source to a named person or team, which then takes charge of it.

Common phrases

  • 给我派单gěi wǒ pài dān

    assign me a task

  • 给他派单gěi tā pài dān

    assign him a task

  • 被派单bèi pài dān

    be assigned a task

Similar words

分配fēn pèi: Divide and distribute things or work among several people.
指派zhǐ pài: Choose a particular person to take charge of a task or duty.
派遣pài qiǎn: Send people to another place to work.

Definition in Chinese

把工作、订单或任务分配给某人或某个团队，由其负责处理并跟进。bǎ gōng zuò dìng dān huò rèn wù fēn pèi gěi mǒu rén huò mǒu gè tuán duì yóu qí fù zé chú lǐ bìng gēn jìn

Word origin

派 (pài, "send or assign") + 单 (dān, "order slip or task record") forms a work term for directing each job or order to its responsible handler.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may associate "dispatch" only with sending something out, but this word also highlights who is responsible for following the work through.

Other meanings

  • dispatch ordersverb
  • assign responsibilitiesverb

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