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排遣

pái qiǎn

2-character word

What 排遣 means

1. to divert oneself from (loneliness, grief etc)
2. to dispel (negative thoughts etc)

The characters in 排遣

• 排páito arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel…
• 遣qiǎn(bound form) to dispatch; to send; (bound form) to drive away; to dispel

Example sentences

• 汤姆失业后，为了排遣郁闷的心情而开始了赌博。
  Tāngmǔ shīyè hòu, wèile páiqiǎn yùmèn de xīnqíng ér kāishǐ le dǔbó.
  After Tom lost his job, he started to gamble to cope with his depression.