你打发人 上顾家迎一迎
“Send someone to the Gu household to meet her.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
想是 路上耽搁了 横竖离得不远
“Maybe she got held up on the way. It's not far anyway.”
你 打发人 上顾家 迎一迎
“Send someone to the Gu household to meet her.”
是
“Yes, sir.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Sending someone ahead down the road to meet delayed visitors demonstrates attentiveness, hospitality, and concern for the guests' convenience and safety.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
dispatch someone / send a person
A common historical and traditional colloquial expression for sending a servant or messenger to run an errand.
go out and welcome / receive briefly
Verb reduplication indicating a polite, hospitable gesture of going out to greet arriving visitors.
