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下发 (xià fā) — to issue (a document, order, etc.) to lower levels; to distribute (supplies, aid, etc.) to those in need

Definition

下发 means to issue or send a document/order/policy downward from a higher to a lower level. The key point is the direction: from above to below (e.g. 上级, 政府, 公司 issuing to subordinates).

verb
to issue (a document, order, etc.) to lower levelsto distribute (supplies, aid, etc.) to those in need

Examples

  • 下发。
    Shàng jí xià fā le yí fèn zhòng yào de tōng zhī.
    The higher authorities issued an important notice.
  • 下发。
    Zhèng fǔ xiàng zāi qū xià fā le jiù zāi wù zī.
    The government distributed disaster relief supplies to the disaster area.
  • 下发。
    Gōng sī xià fā le yí xiàng xīn zhèng cè.
    The company issued a new policy.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

下xiàdownward
发fāissue

下 (downward) + 发 (issue) means to send something to lower levels.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

下 is drawn as a short horizontal line below a long curved line.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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