派

• 拼音: pài
• 汉字拆解: 派 = 氵(water) + 𠂢 (branching), originally a river branch, extended to mean faction or to dispatch

含义

To send; to dispatch; to assign. Also means a faction, school of thought, or style.

As a verb, means to send someone on a task or assignment: 派人去 (send someone), 派工作 (assign work). As a noun, refers to a faction or style: 学派 (school of thought), 派别 (faction). Also used in loanwords: 派对 (party, from English). Common in both formal and informal contexts.

例句

1. 公司派他去上海出差。
2. 老师派了两个同学去办公室拿资料。
3. 这位画家属于印象派。

用法指南

语境: work, organisation, art and culture

语气: authoritative

正确说法

• 领导派我来通知大家。(The leader sent me to inform everyone.)
• 他属于哪一派的？(Which school of thought does he belong to?)

错误说法

• 我派了一封信。(Don't use 派 for sending letters or packages — use 寄. 派 is for sending people on assignments.)

起源与历史

派 = 氵(water) + 𠂢 (branching), originally meaning a branch of a river. Extended to mean a branch, faction, or to send out in different directions.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal