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宣布

xuān bù · xuan bu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to declare
  2. to announce
  3. to proclaim
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The principal has news

  1. Liangliang

    同学们(tóngxuémen)请(qǐng)注意(zhùyì)，校长(xiàozhǎng)要(yào)宣布(xuānbù)一(yī)件(jiàn)事(shì)。

    Students, attention please. The principal will announce something.

  2. Dengdeng

    他(tā)要(yào)宣布(xuānbù)什么(shénme)？是不是(shìbùshì)明天(míngtiān)放假(fàngjià)？

    What will he announce? Is it a day off tomorrow?

  3. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)，他(tā)宣布(xuānbù)下周(xiàzhōu)开(kāi)运动会(yùndònghuì)。

    No. He announced a sports meet next week.

  4. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！我(wǒ)要(yào)报名(bàomíng)跑步(pǎobù)。

    Great! I will sign up for running.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)先(xiān)听(tīng)完(wán)，他(tā)还(hái)没(méi)宣布(xuānbù)完(wán)呢(ne)。

    Listen to the end first. He is not done announcing.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

丰(fēng)田(tián)公(gōng)司(sī)宣(xuān)布(bù)将(jiāng)会(huì)在(zài)今(jīn)年(nián)裁(cái)员(yuán)一(yì)千(qiān)人(rén)。

Toyota Corporation announced that it would cut 1,000 positions this year.

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

02

校(xiào)长(zhǎng)宣(xuān)布(bù)运(yùn)动(dòng)会(huì)将(jiāng)在(zài)下(xià)周(zhōu)举(jǔ)行(xíng)。

The principal announced that the sports meet will be held next week.

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宣
xuān

to declare (publicly); to announce

布
bù

cloth; to declare

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