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抒发

抒發
shūfā
verb #31,035

Meanings

  1. 1 to express (an emotion)
  2. 2 to give vent to (feelings)
  3. 3 to pour out (one's heart)

Examples

HSK 3
音乐是抒发情感最直接的方式。
Yīnyuè shì shūfā qínggǎn zuì zhíjiē de fāngshì.
Music is the most direct way to express emotions.
HSK 4
她在日记里抒发心中的不满。
Tā zài rìjì lǐ shūfā xīnzhōng de bùmǎn.
She vented her dissatisfaction in her diary.
HSK 7-9
他用诗歌抒发对故乡的思念。
Tā yòng shīgē shūfā duì gùxiāng de sīniàn.
He expressed his longing for his hometown through poetry.

Tips

usage
抒发 takes emotion-class objects almost exclusively: 感情, 情感, 情怀, 思念, 不满, 心声. It's the verb literary critics use about poets and lyricists, and the verb you yourself would reach for when describing art that 'expresses' something inward. Compare 表达 - 表达 is general 'express' (an idea, an opinion); 抒发 specifically means letting an emotion out.
memory
抒 by itself originally means 'scoop out'. Picture ladling water from inside a vessel - that's the image behind 抒发: drawing emotion up from inside and letting it flow out.

Stroke Order

抒 shū
发 fā