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发表

fā biǎo · fa biao

Traditional 發表

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to issue
  2. to publish
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The canteen speech

  1. Dengdeng

    食堂(shítáng)的(de)米饭(mǐfàn)太(tài)少(shǎo)了(le)，我(wǒ)要(yào)发表(fābiǎo)意见(yìjiàn)。

    The canteen rice is too little. I'm going to speak up.

  2. Liangliang

    别(bié)说(shuō)了(le)，老师(lǎoshī)来(lái)了(le)。

    Stop, the teacher is coming.

  3. Dengdeng

    老师(lǎoshī)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)发表(fābiǎo)一个(yīgè)意见(yìjiàn)。

    Teacher, I'd like to share an opinion.

  4. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)意见(yìjiàn)？

    What opinion?

  5. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)的(de)米饭(mǐfàn)真(zhēn)好吃(hǎochī)。

    Today's rice is really delicious.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)觉(jué)得(de)现(xiàn)在(zài)是(shì)发(fā)表(biǎo)这(zhè)个(ge)产(chǎn)品(pǐn)的(de)好(hǎo)时(shí)机(jī)。

I think the time is right to introduce this product.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cienias · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

文(wén)章(zhāng)的(de)发(fā)表(biǎo)被(bèi)预(yù)定(dìng)在(zài)教(jiào)授(shòu)生(shēng)日(rì)那(nà)天(tiān)。

Publication of the article was timed to coincide with the professor's birthday.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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发
fā

to send out; to show (one's feeling)

表
biǎo

exterior surface; family relationship via females

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