tè pài yuándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
special correspondent / sb dispatched on a mission / special commissioner
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Original source entry:

特派員 特派员 [te4 pai4 yuan2] /special correspondent/sb dispatched on a mission/special commissioner/

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Other forms in these source records: 特派員

  • 特
    tè

    special / unique / distinguished / especially / unusual / very / abbr. for 特克斯[tè kè sī], tex

  • 派
    pā

    used in 派司[pā si]

    pài

    (literary) tributary / branch of a river / clique / school / group / faction / (bound form) style / manner / to send (a person or resource) / to dispatch / to allocate (a resource or task) / to appoint (sb) / classifier for factions, groups etc / (preceded by 一[yī]) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc / (loanword) pi (Greek letter Π, π) / the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159... / (loanword) pie

  • 员
    yuán

    (bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity / (bound form) member / classifier for military generals

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