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宣传

xuān chuán · xuan chuan

Traditional 宣傳

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. to disseminate
  2. to give publicity to
  3. propaganda
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Posters for the book club

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我们(wǒmen)的(de)读书会(dúshūhuì)需要(xūyào)宣传(xuānchuán)一下(yīxià)。

    Liangliang, our book club needs a bit of promotion.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)来(lái)做(zuò)一张(yīzhāng)宣传(xuānchuán)海报(hǎibào)。

    OK, I will make a promotional poster.

  3. Dengdeng

    海报(hǎibào)上(shàng)写(xiě)什么(shénme)？

    What do we write on the poster?

  4. Liangliang

    写(xiě)每(měi)周六(zhōuliù)，读书(dúshū)，喝茶(hēchá)，交(jiāo)新(xīn)朋友(péngyou)。

    Write: every Saturday, read, drink tea, make new friends.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！宣传(xuānchuán)不能(bùnéng)少(shǎo)，再(zài)做(zuò)十(shí)张(zhāng)吧(ba)！

    Good! We cannot skimp on promotion. Make ten more!

  6. Liangliang

    可以(kěyǐ)，不过(bùguò)我们(wǒmen)的(de)读书会(dúshūhuì)只有(zhǐyǒu)三把(sānbǎ)椅子(yǐzi)。

    Fine, but our book club only has three chairs.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)电(diàn)视(shì)上(shàng)宣(xuān)传(chuán)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)产(chǎn)品(pǐn)。

We advertise our products on TV.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Enzo · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

社(shè)区(qū)贴(tiē)出(chū)海(hǎi)报(bào)宣(xuān)传(chuán)垃(lā)圾(jī)分(fēn)类(lèi)。

The community put up posters to publicize garbage sorting.

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宣
xuān

to declare (publicly); to announce

传
chuán

to pass on; to spread

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