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    Expressing 'to dispatch to' with 派到 (pàidào)

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    Structure

    Subject + 被 + 派到 + Place + Verb Phrase

    Explanation

    The compound verb 派到 (pàidào) means 'to dispatch to' or 'to send to' a specific location. It combines 派 (to send/assign) with 到 (to/arriving at) to indicate directed assignment. It is often used in passive constructions with 被, as in 被派到这里 (was dispatched here).

    Examples

    • 公司把他派到上海分部工作了三年。

      gōngsī bǎ tā pài dào shànghǎi fēnbù gōngzuò le sān nián.

      The company sent him to work at the Shanghai branch for three years.

    • 她被派到偏远山区当老师。

      tā bèi pài dào piānyuǎn shānqū dāng lǎoshī.

      She was sent to teach in a remote mountainous area.

    • 领导把最有经验的工程师派到了现场。

      lǐngdǎo bǎ zuì yǒu jīngyàn de gōngchéngshī pài dào le xiànchǎng.

      The leader sent the most experienced engineer to the site.

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