Chinese word dictionary

遣返

qiǎn fǎn · to repatriate (e.g. prisoners of war); to send back

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Word information

Simplified遣返

Traditional遣返

Pinyinqiǎn fǎn

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

遣qiǎn

to send, to dispatch; to exile, to send off

返fǎn

to restore, to return, to revert to

How to learn 遣返

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Words with the same characters

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返回fǎnhuí

to return to; to come (or go) back

往返wǎngfǎn

to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip

重返chóngfǎn

to return to

返还fǎnhuán

restitution; return of something to its original owner; remittance

派遣pàiqiǎn

to send (on a mission); to dispatch

消遣xiāoqiǎn

to while the time away; amusement; pastime; recreation; to make sport of