颁布

• Pinyin: bān bù
• Hanzi breakdown: 颁 = 分 (divide) + 页 (page/head); 布 = to spread/cloth

Meaning

To promulgate; to issue; to announce officially (laws, decrees).

A formal term used when governments or authorities officially announce and put into effect laws, regulations, or policies. Implies official authority and binding effect.

Examples

1. 政府昨天颁布了一项新的环保法规。 The government promulgated a new environmental regulation yesterday.
2. 这部法律颁布至今已经有二十年了。 It has been twenty years since this law was promulgated.
3. 宪法修正案颁布后，引发了社会各界的广泛讨论。 After the constitutional amendment was promulgated, it sparked widespread discussion across society.

Usage Guide

Context: legal, governmental

Tone: official

Do Say

• 新法已经颁布实施。(The new law has been promulgated and implemented.)
• 政府颁布紧急命令。(The government issued an emergency order.)

Don't Say

• 对公司内部规定用'颁布' (Don't use 颁布 for company internal policies — use 发布 or 公布; 颁布 implies legal authority)

Origin & History

颁 (to promulgate/distribute) + 布 (to spread/announce). To spread official announcements.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal