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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

排遣 [páiqiǎn]
  1. 1. verb shake … off
    我无法排遣心中郁闷。
    I can't shake off these gloomy feelings.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

排遣 [páiqiǎn]
  1. 1. divert oneself (from loneliness or boredom)
    他闲得无聊,只好去看场电影排遣排遣
    As time lay heavily on his hands, he went to the cinema to divert himself.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

排遣 [páiqiǎn]
  1. 1. 消除(不好的情绪)
    听听相声排遣心头的郁闷。

Examples

无法排遣的萧疏让他感觉无比孤单。
He couldn't dispel his loneliness and felt very lonesome.
排遣

Collocations

排遣寂寞
to relieve one's loneliness
排遣忧愁
to alleviate one's sufferings
无法排遣
cannot relieve or dispel
难以排遣
hard to relieve

Word Decomposition


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