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打发

dǎ fa
HSK 6

English Meaning

to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old) to make arrangements; (old) to bestow (alms etc)

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
怎么着 五十块钱不够吗 你打发要饭的呢
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“Do you think I'm a beggar you can brush off with spare change? Show some real respect.”

1. PREVIOUS

你给五十块钱完事了 啥 五十块钱

“Give him 50 and it's done. What? Fifty?”

“What, is 50 not enough? You think I'm a beggar?”

3. NEXT

行行 我们捡 捡

“Alright, we'll pick it up.”

《钢铁森林》 · crisis_and_conflict
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才两万六就把你打发啦
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“You got completely ripped off, and I can't believe you let them get away with it.”

1. PREVIOUS

什么

“What?”

“He just gave you 26,000 and brushed you off?”

3. NEXT

这姓聂的真是翻脸不认人

“That Nie guy is so cold-blooded.”

《蜜语纪》 · crisis_and_conflict
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但都被谢永儿三言两语打发走了
HSK 7 00:02
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1. PREVIOUS

一个一个往我这儿送

“like the Calabash Brothers rescuing their grandfather.”

“But Xie Yong'er sent them all away with just a few words.”

3. NEXT

谢永儿这么威武

“Xie Yong'er is that formidable?”

《成何体统》 · social_and_dating
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