发行

fā xíng

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to publish
2. to issue (stocks, currency etc)
3. to release
4. to distribute (a film)

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 发售 fā shòu 发售 fā shòu to sell 侧重销售，常用于股票、债券等: to sell
• 上映 shàng yìng 上映 shàng yìng to screen; to show (a movie) 特指电影在影院上映: to screen; to show (a movie)

Synonyms

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• 出版 chū bǎn 出版 chū bǎn to publish 指图书、期刊等的编辑、印刷和发行: to publish
• 发放 fā fàng 发放 fā fàng to provide 指货币、物资等的发放: to provide

Usage notes

Collocations

“发行”的宾语通常是货币、邮票、股票、债券、电影、唱片、书籍、报刊等，不能说“发行食品”或“发行衣服”。

Common mistakes

“发行”和“发售”不同。“发行”侧重正式推出，而“发售”侧重开始销售。例如“发行新版人民币”正确，“发售新版人民币”较少用。

Example Sentences

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这家公司昨天 发行 了新股。

This company issued new shares yesterday.

她刚 发行 了一张新专辑。

She just released a new album.

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Words Containing 发行

• 发行人 发行人 fā xíng rén: publisher
• 发行备忘录 发行备忘录 fā xíng bèi wàng lù: offering memorandum (for public stock issue)
• 发行商 发行商 fā xíng shāng: publisher
• 发行红利股 发行红利股 fā xíng hóng lì gǔ: a bonus issue (a form of dividend payment)
• 发行额 发行额 fā xíng é: (periodical) circulation

Child Words of 发行

• 发 发 fā: to send out
• 行 行 háng: row
• 行 行 xíng: to walk
• 发 发 fà: hair