How to say “release” in Chinese
release, officially announce
“Release” in Chinese is 发布, fā bù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
发布 is read fā bù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Its second reading is fà, “hair”: in 头发 it sounds with the neutral tone, fa.
At the bottom, 巾 “cloth”: the first meaning is canvas. From that, “spread out, make known”: 宣布, 公布 — announce, make public.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “发布”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 发布. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 公司明天将发布新产品gōngsīmíngtiānjiāngfābùxīnchǎnpǐnTomorrow the company will launch a new product.
More words from the lesson “Announce and publish”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “release” in Chinese?
“Release” in Chinese is 发布, pinyin fābù.
What does 发布 mean?
发布 (fābù) means “release, officially announce”.
How do you write 发布?
发布 is 2 characters: 发 (fā) — send, emit; 布 (bù) — cloth; announce. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 发布?
发布 is read fābù. Tones: fā — first tone, bù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“release” in the lesson “Announce and publish”
This word is from the topic “The world and the news” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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