# 打发 (dǎfa)

In Mandarin Chinese, 打发 (dǎfa) means “to pass (time); to send away”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to pass (time); to send away
- Pinyin: dǎfa (da3 fa5)
- Traditional: 打發
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他在火车上喜欢看书打发时间。
  Tā zài huǒchē shàng xǐhuan kàn shū dǎfa shíjiān.
  He likes reading books to pass the time on the train.

## Characters

- [打](https://hanziro.com/word/da-hit/) (dǎ): to hit; to play
- [发](https://hanziro.com/word/fa-send-out/) (fā): to send out; to issue

https://hanziro.com/word/da-fa-pass/

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