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发表
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5

发表 (fābiǎo) · to publish

发表 (fābiǎo) means “to publish; to express (an opinion)”. It is written with 2 characters: 发 (to send) + 表 (watch (timepiece)). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.

How 发表 is built

The characters

发 fā · to send

What 发 is made of

表 biǎo · watch (timepiece)

What 表 is made of

Origin hint: Fur 毛 clothing 衣; a shawl or wrap (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

他在报上发表了一篇文章。Tā zài bào shàng fābiǎo le yī piān wénzhāng.He published an article in the newspaper.
你的文章发表了吗?Nǐ de wénzhāng fābiǎo le ma?Has your article been published?

Questions about 发表

What does 发表 mean?

发表 (fābiǎo) means “to publish; to express (an opinion)”.

How do you pronounce 发表?

发表 is pronounced fābiǎo.

Which HSK level is 发表?

发表 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.

Related words

Learn 发表 with its group

It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 73: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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