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发布会 (fā bù huì) — press conference, news briefing; product launch event

Definition

Compound noun built from 发布 ('to release/announce') + 会 ('meeting'): a formal event where an organization publicly announces a product, policy, or news to the press. Used for both political/media briefings and corporate product launches.

noun
press conferencenews briefingproduct launch event
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 发布会。
    Gōng sī míng tiān jiāng jǔ xíng xīn pǐn fā bù huì.
    The company will hold a new product press conference tomorrow.
  • 发布会。
    Jì zhě men dōu zài děng dài fā bù huì de kāi shǐ.
    The journalists are all waiting for the start of the press conference.
  • 发布会。
    Zhè cì fā bù huì xī yǐn le zhòng duō méi tǐ cān jiā.
    This press conference attracted many media to attend.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

发布announce
发fāissue布bùannounce
联合Coordinate
会huìmeeting

“发布” means to issue or announce, and “会” is a meeting, so it is a press conference.

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.

Open 发 →

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.

Open 布 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 會; 会 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
合合héto meet
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡆧
𡆧𡆧會huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Traditional 會 pairs 合 (to meet) with 𡆧, an original form for ironware, to give the sound. The simplified 会 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original parts.

Open 会 →
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