Chinese word

发布

Pronunciation

Pinyinfā bù

Meaning

  • verbannounce

Example

公司今天发布了新产品。gōng sī jīn tiān fā bù le xīn chán pǐn

The company announced a new product today.

Illustration for 发布 (announce)

More examples

政府今天发布了一项新的环保政策。zhèng fǔ jīn tiān fā bù le yí xiàng xīn de huán bǎo zhèng cè

The government announced a new environmental protection policy today.

Core concept

A formal channel carries information or a product outward into public view.

Common phrases

  • 发布政策fā bù zhèng cè

    announce a policy

  • 发布调查结果fā bù diào chá jié guǒ

    announce survey results

  • 发布报告fā bù bào gào

    announce a report

Similar words

宣布xuān bù: Give a formal public statement about an important decision or piece of news.
公布gōng bù: Give official public notice of a law, regulation, or result.
发表fā biǎo: Make a written work, view, or speech public for others to read or hear.
公开gōng kāi: Show information or materials openly so that people can access them.

Definition in Chinese

机构、企业或政府以正式方式把信息、公告或产品向公众公开，使人知晓。jī gòu qǐ yè huò zhèng fǔ yǐ zhèng shì fāng shì bǎ xìn xī gōng gào huò chán pǐn xiàng gōng zhòng gōng kāi shǐ rén zhī xiǎo

Word origin

发布 (fābù, "to issue publicly") combines 发 (fā, "send out") and 布 (bù, "spread"), presenting something as sent outward for people to know.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this verb usually belongs to an organization's public communication, while a person telling a friend normally uses a more conversational verb.

Other meanings

  • releaseverb
  • publishverb

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