Word: 派 (pài, pā)

他父亲年轻时曾被派到前线。

Tā fùqīn niánqīng shí céng bèi pài dào qiánxiàn.

His father was sent to the front when he was young.

你吃过香蕉派吗？

Nǐ chīguo xiāngjiāo pài ma?

Have you ever eaten a banana pie?

你必须派人去请医生来。

Nǐ bìxū pài rén qù qǐng yīshēng lái.

You must send for the doctor.

你最好派人去请医生来。

Nǐ zuìhǎo pài rén qù qǐng yīshēng lái.

You'd better send for a doctor.

你能派人拿一些衣服，好吗？

Nǐ néng pài rén ná yìxiē yīfu, hǎo ma?

Could you send someone up to pick up some laundry?

公司派我们去南方调研市场。

Gōngsī pài wǒmen qù nánfāng diàoyán shìchǎng.

The company sent us to the south to research the market.

她把这个工作派给他做。

Tā bǎ zhège gōngzuò pài gěi tā zuò.

She assigned the work to him.

她派他去工作了。

Tā pài tā qù gōngzuòle.

She laid the work on him.

将军派骑兵守住了军队两翼。

Jiāngjūn pài qíbīng shǒuzhule jūnduì liǎngyì.

The general sent the cavalry to guard both flanks of the army.

我想做个派。

Wǒ xiǎng zuò gè pài.

I want to make a pie.

政府派人监察河水污染。

Zhèngfǔ pài rén jiānchá héshuǐ wūrǎn.

The government sent people to monitor the river pollution.

朝廷派人去海边看看。

Cháotíng pài rén qù hǎibiān kànkan.

The imperial court sent people to take a look at the coast.

立刻派人去请医生来。

Lìkè pài rén qù qǐng yīshēng lái.

Send for the doctor at once.

这个小团体后来分化成了两派。

Zhège xiǎo tuántǐ hòulái fēnhuà chéng le liǎng pài.

This small group later split apart into two factions.

附近的医院派人来支援我们。

Fùjìn de yīyuàn pài rén lái zhīyuán wǒmen.

The nearby hospital sent people to help us.