发放

發放

fāfàng

verb HSK 6 #10,919

Meanings

1 to distribute; to hand out; to issue
2 to grant; to disburse

Characters

to send out; to distribute

to release; to put; to place

To send out and release — to distribute or issue to people.

Examples

公司每月十五号发放工资。

Gōngsī měiyuè shíwǔ hào fāfàng gōngzī.

The company distributes salaries on the 15th of each month.

政府开始发放救灾物资。

Zhèngfǔ kāishǐ fāfàng jiùzāi wùzī.

The government began distributing disaster relief supplies.

银行发放了贷款。

Yínháng fāfàng le dàikuǎn.

The bank issued the loan.

Tips

usage

发放 is used for official/institutional distribution: salaries, loans, supplies, permits. For casual giving or handing out, use 分发 (fēnfā) or just 发 (fā).

Stroke Order

发 fā

放 fàng