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    Expressing 'to dispatch to' a destination with 派往 (pàiwǎng)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    Subject + 被 + 派往 + Destination

    Explanation

    The compound verb 派往 (pàiwǎng) means 'to dispatch to' or 'to send to' a destination. Like 派到, it combines 派 (to send) with a directional complement, but 往 emphasizes movement toward the destination. For example, 被派往空间站 means 'was dispatched to the space station.'

    Examples

    • 公司派往海外的员工越来越多了。

      gōngsī pài wǎng hǎiwài de yuángōng yuè lái yuè duō le.

      The company is sending more and more employees overseas.

    • 他被派往边远地区工作了三年。

      tā bèi pài wǎng biānyuǎn dìqū gōngzuò le sān nián.

      He was sent to a remote area to work for three years.

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