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发布 (fā bù) — to release, to issue, to announce (news, statement, product, etc.)

Definition

发布 (fābù) means to officially issue or announce — news, statements, products, data — to the public. Broader than 推出 (which is specifically for launching a product); more general than 公布 (which emphasizes making something already decided public).

verb
to releaseto issueto announce (news, statement, product, etc.)

Examples

  • 发布。
    Gōng sī míng tiān fā bù xīn chǎn pǐn.
    The company will release a new product tomorrow.
  • 发布。
    Zhèng fǔ fā bù le yí xiàng zhòng yào gōng gào.
    The government issued an important announcement.
  • 发布？
    Zhè tiáo xiāo xi shén me shí hou fā bù?
    When will this news be released?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

发fāissue; send out
布bùannounce; spread

Both parts mean to send out or make known, so together it means to issue or announce news, statements, or products.

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
巾巾jīnkerchief
Sound part声符shēngfú
父
父fù布bù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

布 pairs 巾, a kerchief, with 父 as a sound part.

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