发

To send out in Chinese: 发 (fā)

fā

to send out

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 發2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to send out
  2. 2to show (one's feeling)
  3. 3to issue
  4. 4to develop
  5. 5to make a bundle of money
  6. 6classifier for gunshots (rounds)

Stroke order

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发

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

发

Simplified

發

Traditional

Example sentences

See 发 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 灯泡发光。

    dēng pào fā guāng。

    A light bulb gives light.

  • 我在发呆。

    wǒ zài fā dāi。

    I'm out of it.

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Related words

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

出发

chū fā

to set off

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

沙发

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

发表

fā biǎo

to issue

发愁

fā chóu

to worry

发达

fā dá

well-developed

发抖

fā dǒu

to tremble

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