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HSK 6Character · Verb

broadcast; sow; exile

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Meanings

3 senses · 12 examples
1.

verb

to broadcast; to spread; to disseminate

Used for spreading information, news, or ideas through media or word of mouth.

Diàn电
tái台
zhèng正
zài在
bō播
zhòng重
yào要
xīn新
wén闻
 。

The radio station is broadcasting important news right now.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
yáo谣
yán言
zài在
wǎng网
shàng上
bèi被
guǎng广
fàn泛
bō播
sǎ撒
 。

This rumor has been widely spread online.

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Tā他
de的
shì事
jì迹
bèi被
méi媒
tǐ体
bō播
yáng扬
hòu后
 ,
gǎn感
dòng动
le了
hěn很
duō多
rén人
 。

After his story was publicized by the media, many people were moved.

Zhè这
jiā家
diàn电
shì视
tái台
měi每
tiān天
bō播
zǎo早
jiān间
xīn新
wén闻
 。

This TV station broadcasts morning news every day.

Zhè这
kuǎn款
APPA
kěP
yǐP
bō可
sòng以
yīng播
yǔ送
jiào英
xué语
jié教
mù学
 节
 目
 。

This app can broadcast English teaching programs.

2.

verb

to sow; to plant seeds

Used for agricultural planting, refers to scattering seeds on the soil.

Nóng农
mín民
bó伯
bo伯
zhèng正
zài在
tián田
lǐ里
tiáo条
bō播
xiǎo小
mài麦
 。

The farmer is sowing wheat in rows in the field.

Tā他
men们
diǎn点
bō播
le了
yù玉
mǐ米
zhǒng种
zi子
zhǔn准
bèi备
qiū秋
shōu收
 。

They planted corn seeds individually in preparation for the autumn harvest.

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Xià夏
jì季
bō播
zhòng种
de的
zuò作
wù物
shēng生
zhǎng长
sù速
dù度
gèng更
kuài快
 。

Crops sown in summer grow faster.

Tā他
zài在
zì自
jiā家
hòu后
yuàn院
bō播
le了
liǎng两
mǔ亩
dì地
de的
mài麦
zi子
 。

He sowed two mu of land with wheat in his backyard.

Bō播
zhòng种
jì季
jié节
dào到
le了
 ,
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
máng忙
zhe着
xià下
dì地
 。

The sowing season has arrived, and everyone is busy working in the fields.

3.

verb

to migrate; to exile; to flee one's home

formal

This is a literary and formal usage, rarely used in modern daily conversation.

Gǔ古
dài代
bǎi百
xìng姓
cháng常
yīn因
zhàn战
luàn乱
ér而
bō播
qiān迁
tā他
xiāng乡
 。

In ancient times, people often fled to other places due to war and chaos.

Zhàn战
luàn乱
shí时
qí期
 ,
hěn很
duō多
jiā家
zú族
bèi被
pò迫
bō播
qiān迁
liú流
lí离
 。

During times of war, many families were forced to migrate and wander homelessly.