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The word 发布 is formed by combining the character 发, meaning 'to issue' or 'send out,' with 布, meaning 'to spread' or 'announce.' Together, they create a compound where 发 conveys the action of initiating and 布 conveys the action of disseminating, resulting in the combined meaning 'to release' or 'publish,' specifically for issuing information to the public.

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政府发布了新法律。

Zheng4 fu3 fa1 bu4 le xin1 fa3 lü4.

The government issued a new law.

昨天，公司发布了年度报告。

Zuo2 tian1, gong1 si1 fa1 bu4 le nian2 du4 bao4 gao4.

Yesterday, the company released the annual report.

在新闻发布会上，市长发布了城市计划。

Zai4 xin1 wen2 fa1 bu4 hui4 shang4, shi4 zhang3 fa1 bu4 le cheng2 shi4 ji4 hua4.

At the press conference, the mayor released the city plan.

为了应对危机，机构紧急发布了安全指南。

Wei4 le ying4 dui4 wei1 ji1, ji1 gou4 jin3 ji2 fa1 bu4 le an1 quan2 zhi3 nan2.

To deal with the crisis, the agency urgently released safety guidelines.

经过多次测试，团队终于发布了更新版的软件。

Jing1 guo4 duo1 ci4 ce4 shi4, tuan2 dui4 zhong1 yu2 fa1 bu4 le geng1 xin1 ban3 de ruan3 jian4.

After multiple tests, the team finally released the updated software.

Word Definition - 发布

fā bù to release; to issue; to distribute

Individual Character Details

发 fā, fà
布 bù, bù