派pài

Ⅰ ❶ (派别； 派系) group; school; faction; clique: 帮 ～ faction; 党 ～ political parties and groups; 各 ～ 政治力量 the different political forces; 教 ～ religious sect; denomination; 学 ～ school of thought
❷ (作风； 风度) style; manner and air: 气 ～ bearing
❸[书] （江河的流） tributary; river branch: 茫茫九派流中国， 沉沉一线穿南北。 Wide, wide through the land flow nine streams full to the brim; / Long, long from south to north threads one line deep and dim. Ⅱ  ❶ （用于派别）: 两 ～ 意见 two different views; 三 ～ 学者 scholars of three different schools
❷ (用于景色、景象、声音、语言等， 前面用“一”字): 一 ～ 兴旺景象 a prosperous atmosphere; 形势一 ～ 大好。 The situation is excellent. 好一 ～ 北国风光！ What magnificent northern scenery! 一 ～ 胡言！ A pack of nonsense! Ⅲ  ❶ (分配； 派遣； 委派) send; dispatch; assign; appoint: ～ 兵 dispatch troops; ～ 代表团出席大会 send a delegation to the conference; ～ 工作 set sb. a task; ～ 勤务 assign fatigue duties; ～ 她担任秘书 appoint her to be secretary; 不久， 他们 ～ 他到一个新的工作岗位。 Soon they assigned him to a new post. 我们将 ～ 人来取。 We'll send someone along [round, over] to fetch it.
❷ （指摘） censure: 他自己不认错， 还 ～ 别人的不是。 Instead of admitting his mistakes, he shifted the blame onto others.
另见 see also pā。
◆派别 group; school; faction; categories; clique; 派兵遣将 dispatch troops and send generals; 派不是 put [lay] the blame on sb.; shift the blame onto sb.; 派出机构 agency; 派出所 local police station; police substation; 派饭 meals in peasant homes arranged for cadres, students, etc., temporarily staying at a village; arranged meals; 派购 purchase by state quotas; purchase by the state [by assigned quotas]; purchase according to rigid rules; 派款 impose levies of money; collection of compulsory contributions; levy; 派力司 {纺} palace; 派遣 send someone on mission; dispatch; 派生 derive; 派头 air; style; manner; 派系 factions; clique; 派性 tribalism; cliquism; ripper; factionalism; 派驻 accredit; garrison; dispatch sb. to stay at