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发出

HSK 3Word · VerbTraditional發出

emit; issue; dispatch

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Meanings

3 senses · 9 examples
1.

verb

to emit; to produce (sound, smell, light, etc.)

Used for sounds, smells, signals, and other things that emanate from a source.

Jiào教
shì室
lǐ里
fā发
chū出
zhèn阵
zhèn阵
xiào笑
shēng声
 。

Bursts of laughter emanated from the classroom.

Huā花
ér儿
sàn散
fā发
chū出
mí迷
rén人
de的
xiāng香
wèi味
 。

The flowers gave off an enchanting fragrance.

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Jǐng警
bào报
qì器
tū突
rán然
fā发
chū出
cì刺
ěr耳
de的
shēng声
yīn音
 。

The alarm suddenly emitted an ear-piercing sound.

2.

verb

to issue; to announce (orders, instructions, calls)

formal

Formal usage for authority figures or institutions making public announcements.

Zhèng政
fǔ府
xiàng向
quán全
guó国
rén人
mín民
fā发
chū出
jǐn紧
jí急
hào号
zhào召
 。

The government issued an urgent appeal to the entire nation.

Zhǐ指
huī挥
bù部
fā发
chū出
jìn进
gōng攻
mìng命
lìng令
 。

The command center issued the order to attack.

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Xué学
xiào校
fā发
chū出
tōng通
zhī知
 ,
míng明
tiān天
tíng停
kè课
yī一
tiān天
 。

The school issued a notice that classes will be suspended tomorrow.

3.

verb

to send out; to dispatch (goods, letters, vehicles)

Used for physical items being transported from a location.

Cāng仓
kù库
zuó昨
tiān天
yǐ已
jīng经
fā发
chū出
zhè这
pī批
huò货
wù物
 。

The warehouse dispatched this batch of goods yesterday.

Qǐng请
jǐn尽
kuài快
fā发
chū出
zhè这
fēng封
jǐn紧
jí急
xìn信
jiàn件
 。

Please send out this urgent letter as soon as possible.

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Shàng上
wǔ午
shí十
diǎn点
 ,
dì第
yī一
bān班
liè列
chē车
zhǔn准
shí时
fā发
chū出
 。

At ten in the morning, the first train departed on schedule.