派上用场 pàishàngyòngchǎng to come in handy Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 派 pài verb to send to dispatch; to assign a person to a task; to appoint; to allocate上 shang locative on (suffix) on; in; at; on the surface of; used after a noun to indicate a location, scope, or aspect用场 用場 yòngchǎng verbnoun use usefulness; practical application