diu6 dou6調度调度
Jyutpingdiu6 dou6
Yalediuh douh
Definition
To dispatch, schedule, coordinate, or allocate resources.
neutralworktransport
How it's used
Primarily used in professional or technical contexts like logistics, transport, or large scale operations. It implies a strategic coordination of resources rather than simple task assignment. In casual conversation, people often prefer using 安排 or 處理 instead.
Examples
This dispatching arrangement is not appropriate.
Have you finished dispatching the vehicles yet?
Related words
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
