发稿 (fā gǎo) — to send a manuscript or news dispatch to the press

Definition

A journalism/editorial term meaning to send a finished article or news dispatch to the publisher. Usually describes the journalist or editor's action of submitting copy for print or broadcast.

verb
to send a manuscript or news dispatch to the press

Examples

  • 发稿。
    Jì zhě měi tiān xià wǔ dōu yào fā gǎo.
    The journalist has to send manuscripts every afternoon.
  • 。
    Tā jīn tiān fā le yì piān gǎo.
    He sent one manuscript today.
  • 发稿。
    Zhǔ biān yāo qiú wǒ men míng tiān zhī qián fā gǎo.
    The editor-in-chief requires us to send the manuscript before tomorrow.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

发fāsend out
稿gǎomanuscript

“发” (send out) and “稿” (manuscript) combine to mean sending copy to press.

Characters in this word

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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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
禾禾hé
Sound part声符shēngfú
高
高gāo稿
Same sound today

稿 is built from 禾, which carries the meaning, and 高, which supplies the pronunciation.

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