Chinese word

发行

Pronunciation

Pinyinfā xíng

Meaning

  • verbissue

Example

银行今天开始发行新纪念币。yín háng jīn tiān kāi shǐ fā xíng xīn jì niàn bì

The bank starts issuing new commemorative coins today.

Illustration for 发行 (issue)

More examples

出版社下个月将发行最新一期杂志。chū bǎn shè xià gè yuè jiāng fā xíng zuì xīn yì qī zá zhì

The publisher will issue the latest issue of the magazine next month.

Core concept

A prepared thing crosses the boundary from its maker into public use.

Common phrases

  • 发行报纸fā xíng bào zhǐ

    issue newspapers

  • 发行杂志fā xíng zá zhì

    issue magazines

  • 发行书籍fā xíng shū jí

    issue books

Similar words

发布fā bù: Make information, decisions, or new products known through a public announcement.
出版chū bǎn: Print and bind books or magazines and send them out for public use.
发售fā shòu: Start selling goods or tickets to the public.
推出tuī chū: Introduce a new product or service to the market and offer it for sale.

Definition in Chinese

向社会提供票据、货币、证券、书刊等，使其开始对外流通或供公众使用。xiàng shè huì tí gōng piào jù huò bì zhèng quàn shū kān děng shǐ qí kāi shǐ duì wài liú tōng huò gōng gōng zhòng shǐ yòng

Word origin

In 发行 (fāxíng, "issue"), 发 (fā, "send out") gives the outward movement and 行 (xíng, "travel") gives the idea of circulation, forming a word for an official release.

Usage tips

  • The word commonly takes a bank, publisher, company, or government body as its subject, rather than a person simply handing an object to a friend.

Other meanings

  • publicationnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 发行版fā xíng bǎneditionnoun
  • 发行机构fā xíng jī gòuissuing organizationnoun
  • 发行人fā xíng rénissuernoun

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