发表 meaning in English

fābiǎo

to issue; to publish

HSK 3verbTraditional 發表13 strokes

Meaning of 发表

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

fābiǎo

to issue
to publish

How to use 发表

发表 is used for publishing articles, papers or books, and for making public statements, speeches or opinions. It often appears with words like 文章 (wénzhāng, article), 意见 (yìjiàn, opinion) and 讲话 (jiǎnghuà, speech). Example: 他在报纸上发表了一篇文章。(Tā zài bàozhǐ shàng fābiǎo le yì piān wénzhāng.) He published an article in the newspaper.

发 (fā) means to send out, and 表 (biǎo) means to show or express, as in 表示 (biǎoshì). When you 发表 something, you send your ideas out and show them to the public.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 发表 for publishing a whole book as a business, where 出版 (chūbǎn) is the usual word. 发表 focuses on making a piece of writing or an opinion public. Also keep 发 in first tone here, not the fourth tone fà of 头发 (tóufa) in its traditional reading.

发表 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

它tā发fā表biǎo在zài哪nǎ里lǐ？

Where was it published?

我wǒ觉jué得de现xiàn在zài是shì发fā表biǎo这zhè个ge产chǎn品pǐn的de好hǎo时shí机jī。

I think the time is right to introduce this product.

他tā还hái没méi有yǒu把bǎ情qíng况kuàng了liǎo解jiě清qīng楚chǔ就jiù急jí忙máng发fā表biǎo意yì见jiàn。

Before understanding the situation clearly, he hastily gave his opinion.

总zǒng统tǒng今jīn晚wǎn将jiāng会huì在zài电diàn视shì上shàng发fā表biǎo演yǎn说shuō。

The President is to speak on television this evening.

文wén章zhāng的de发fā表biǎo被bèi预yù定dìng在zài教jiào授shòu生shēng日rì那nà天tiān。

Publication of the article was timed to coincide with the professor's birthday.

Stroke order for each character

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发 fā · to send out · 5 strokes

表 biǎo · exterior surface · 8 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 发表.

发现	fāxiàn	to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect
出发	chūfā	to set off; to start (on a journey); (fig.) to proceed from (a particular standpoint or ba
头发	tóufa	hair (on the head)
表示	biǎoshì	(of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
手表	shǒubiǎo	wristwatch
发生	fāshēng	to happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 發生問題\|发生问题[fa1 sheng1 wen4 ti2] "a probl
代表	dàibiǎo	representative; delegate
表演	biǎoyǎn	play; show
表现	biǎoxiàn	to show; to show off
发展	fāzhǎn	development; growth
发出	fāchū	to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let ou
表达	biǎodá	to express; to convey

Questions about 发表

What does 发表 mean?

发表 (fābiǎo) means "to issue; to publish" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 发表?

发表 is made of 2 characters: 发 (5 strokes), 表 (8 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 发表 an HSK word?

Yes. 发表 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 发表 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 发表 is written 發表.

Can I use 发表 for posting on social media?

Yes, 发表 can be used for posting comments or articles online, as in 发表评论 (fābiǎo pínglùn, to post a comment). In casual speech people also often just say 发 (fā), as in 发朋友圈 (fā péngyouquān, to post on WeChat Moments).

What is the difference between 发表 and 表示?

表示 (biǎoshì) means to express or show a feeling or attitude, such as 表示感谢 (to express thanks). 发表 means to make something public, usually in a formal way, such as a speech, an opinion or an article.