Chinese word

散布

Pronunciation

Pinyinsàn bù

Meaning

  • verbscatter

Example

他在街上散布宣传单。tā zài jiē shàng sàn bù xuān chuán dān

He scattered flyers on the street.

Illustration for 散布 (scatter)

More examples

他在网上散布谣言，造成了不少误解。tā zài wǎng shàng sàn bù yáo yán zào chéng le bù shǎo wù jiě

He spread rumors online, causing quite a few misunderstandings.

Core concept

An agent sends many items or pieces of information outward to separate places or people, widening their reach.

Common phrases

  • 散布谣言sàn bù yáo yán

    spread rumors

  • 散布宣传单sàn bù xuān chuán dān

    hand out flyers

Similar words

分发fēn fā: Give out items or materials to people by following an arranged method.
散发sàn fā: Send smells, light, or heat out into the area around something.
发放fā fàng: Distribute money, supplies, or certificates to people through an official process.
传播chuán bō: Spread information or ideas widely among many people.

Definition in Chinese

把大量物品或信息分散到许多地方或许多人手中，使更多人获得、接触或受到影响bǎ dà liàng wù pǐn huò xìn xī fēn sàn dào xǔ duō dì fāng huò xǔ duō rén shǒu zhōng shǐ gèng duō rén huò dé jiē chù huò shòu dào yíng xiǎng

Word origin

散 (sàn, "scatter") + 布 (bù, "spread out") combines scattering things with spreading them over an area, giving the sense of distributing them widely.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this verb can sound formal or institutional, so more specific everyday verbs are often chosen for giving out items or circulating information.

Other meanings

  • hand outverb
  • spreadverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 散布者sàn bù zhědisseminatornoun

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