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颁发

bān fā · ban fa

Traditional 頒發

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to issue
  2. to promulgate
  3. to award
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Certificate day

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)学校(xuéxiào)给(gěi)我们(wǒmen)颁发(bānfā)奖状(jiǎngzhuàng)。

    Today the school is giving us certificates.

  2. Dengdeng

    谁(shéi)给(gěi)你们(nǐmen)颁发(bānfā)？

    Who gives them to you?

  3. Liangliang

    校长(xiàozhǎng)。他(tā)颁发(bānfā)给(gěi)我(wǒ)最(zuì)爱(ài)睡觉(shuìjiào)奖(jiǎng)。

    The principal. He gave me the Loves Sleeping Award.

  4. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？

    Haha, really?

  5. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)。我(wǒ)上台(shàngtái)的(de)时候(shíhou)，差点(chàdiǎn)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)。

    Really. When I went on stage I almost fell asleep.

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2 examples
01

校(xiào)长(zhǎng)向(xiàng)每(měi)个(gè)毕(bì)业(yè)生(shēng)颁(bān)发(fā)了(le)毕(bì)业(yè)证(zhèng)书(shū)。

The principal presented each of the graduates with a diploma.

Tatoeba: Chinese by baisong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

02

另(lìng)外(wài)，之(zhī)后(hòu)我(wǒ)们(men)会(huì)颁(bān)发(fā)“每(měi)月(yuè)最(zuì)佳(jiā)员(yuán)工(gōng)”奖(jiǎng)。

In addition, we will issue the 'employee of the month' award afterwards.

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

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