xuǎn pàidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to select / to detail / to set apart / to appoint
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Original source entry:

選派 选派 [xuan3 pai4] /to select/to detail/to set apart/to appoint/

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Other forms in these source records: 選派

  • 选
    xuǎn

    to choose / to pick / to select / to elect

  • 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

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