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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

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.
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.
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.

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 (biǎodá) — 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' (Xinhua: 抒，挹也). 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