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发表 (fā biǎo) — to publish; to issue (an article, statement, opinion, etc.)

Definition

发表 focuses on putting one's own writing or opinion out publicly (articles, statements, views). Among siblings, 出版 and 发行 are for finished works like books, while 公布 and 发布 are more about official announcements.

verb
to publishto issue (an article, statement, opinion, etc.)

Examples

  • 发表。
    Tā zài bào zhǐ shàng fā biǎo le yì piān wén zhāng.
    He published an article in the newspaper.
  • 发表。
    Wǒ xiǎng zài huì yì shàng fā biǎo wǒ de yì jiàn.
    I want to express my views at the meeting.
  • 发表。
    Zuó tiān tā men fā biǎo le yí gè zhòng yào shēng míng.
    Yesterday they issued an important statement.

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
表biǎoexpress

发表 combines 发, to issue, with 表, to express, meaning to publish or state.

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 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape 表 pairs 衣 (garment) with 毛 (hair or feather), originally an outer garment.

Open 表 →
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