散布 (sàn bù) — to disseminate, to spread (news, rumors, information)
Definition
散布 is 'to spread/disseminate' — usually rumors, false info, or unwelcome ideas (note the negative tone in examples). It is more negative-leaning than the neutral 传播 and 宣传, and more deliberate than the physical spread of 扩散.
verb
to disseminateto spread (news, rumors, information)
Easily confused
Examples
- 散布。Tā men sàn bù le bù shí de xiāo xi.They disseminated false information.
- 散布。Zhè zhǒng guān diǎn zhèng zài wǎng shàng xùn sù sàn bù.This viewpoint is spreading rapidly online.
- 散布。Wǒ men yào dǐ zhì è yì sàn bù yáo yán de xíng wéi.We should resist the act of maliciously spreading rumors.
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