发布

• Pinyin: fā bù
• Hanzi breakdown: 发 = to emit/send; 布 = cloth, to spread

Meaning

To release; to publish; to announce. Used for making information, products, or statements publicly available.

Common in official, business, and media contexts for announcing news, releasing products, publishing reports, or issuing statements. Implies a formal or deliberate public release.

Examples

1. 公司下周会发布新产品的消息。 The company will release news about the new product next week.
2. 政府刚刚发布了最新的疫情数据。 The government just released the latest epidemic data.
3. 这部电影的预告片已经在网上发布了。 The movie trailer has already been released online.

Usage Guide

Context: business, media, official

Tone: professional

Do Say

• 请关注我们的官网发布的最新通知。(Please pay attention to the latest announcements released on our website.)
• 新版本什么时候发布？(When will the new version be released?)

Don't Say

• 我发布了一条朋友圈 (Using 发布 for casual social media posts sounds too formal — use 发 instead; 发布 is for official releases)

Origin & History

Compound of 发 (to send out, emit) + 布 (to spread, distribute), together meaning to spread information outward.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal