播 (bō) — to sow (seeds); to broadcast (news, programs);…

Definition

A verb whose two main senses hinge on context: 播种/撒种 (sow seeds) vs. 播放/广播 (broadcast news, programs). For 'broadcast' as a standalone verb, 播放 is more common for media.

verb

to sow (seeds)to broadcast (news, programs)to spread (information)

Easily confused

番fānlook-alike(classifier) for occurrences of an event, action, or speech utterance, often implying a whole round or period
拨bōsound-aliketo dial (a phone number)
翻fānlook-aliketo turn over, to flip

Examples

播。
Diàn shì tái měi tiān wǎn shàng qī diǎn bō xīn wén.
The TV station broadcasts news at 7 pm every day.
。
Chūn tiān nóng mín zài tián lǐ bō zhòng.
Farmers sow seeds in the fields.
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Zhè ge xiāo xi bù néng suí biàn zài wǎng shàng chuán bō.
This news cannot be spread online casually.

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播 (bō) — to sow (seeds); to broadcast (news, programs); to spread (information)

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播 (bō) — to sow (seeds); to broadcast (news, programs); to spread (information)

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