宣 (xuān) — (bound form) to declare, to proclaim; used in compounds like 宣布, 宣传, etc.
Definition
A bound morpheme meaning 'to declare/proclaim', almost never used alone — learners will see it inside compounds like 宣布 (announce), 宣传 (publicize/propaganda), 宣告 (declare).
bound form
(bound form) to declareto proclaimused in compounds like 宣布宣传etc.
Examples
- 。Zhèng fǔ xuān bù le xīn de zhèng cè.The government announced new policies.
- 。Gōng sī zhèng zài dà lì xuān chuán zhè ge chǎn pǐn.The company is heavily promoting this product.
- 。Tā men xuān gào huì yì zhèng shì kāi shǐ.They declared the meeting officially started.
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