打發時間

简 打发时间 · 繁 打發時間
Mandarin · pinyin dǎ fā shí jiān

Meanings

  1. to pass the time
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打
dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
發
fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
時
shí · time, season; era, age, period
間
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发
fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
时
shí · time, season; era, age, period
间
jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality
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3–1–2–1 · da3 fa1 shi2 jian1

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daa2 faat3 si4 gaan3

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