to dispatch sb to do sth · to make sb leave · to pass (the time) · (old) to make arrangements · (old) to bestow (alms etc)

dǎ fa

d+ǎ·3rd tonef+a·neutral tone

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Mick killed time by reading a magazine while waiting for his date.

Mick等待约会的时候靠读杂志打发时间。