发行

發行

fāxíng

verb HSK 5 #5,863

Meanings

1 to publish
2 to issue
3 to distribute

Characters

to send out; to issue

to go; to circulate

Examples

这张专辑即将发行。

Zhè zhāng zhuānjí jíjiāng fāxíng.

This album is about to be released.

银行发行了新的纸币。

Yínháng fāxíng le xīn de zhǐbì.

The bank issued new banknotes.

这部电影全球发行。

Zhèbù diànyǐng quánqiú fāxíng.

This movie was distributed worldwide.

Tips

usage

发行 (publish/distribute to the public: books, currency, stocks, movies) vs 出版 (chūbǎn, publish specifically a book/text). 发行 has broader scope.

Stroke Order

发 fā

行 xíng