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Gong Bu - Daily Mandarin Lesson

"Make Public" in Mandarin Chinese

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Gong Bu

Meaning

publicly announce; to make public; to publish

Pronunciation

Tone marks: ►gōng bù
Tone numbers: gong1 bu4

Chinese Characters

Traditional: 公布
Simplified: 公布

First Character: 公 (gōng) – just; honorable (designation); public; common
Second Character: 布 (bù) – to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known; spread; (cotton) cloth

Examples of Gōng Bù

Audio files are marked with ►

Bǐsài jiéguǒ jīntiān xiàwǔ huì gōngbù.
比賽結果今天下午會公布。
比赛结果今天下午会公布。
The outcome of this match will be made public this afternoon.

Jǐngchá gōngbù xiányí fàn de tèzhēng.
警察公布嫌疑犯的特徵。
警察公布嫌疑犯的特征。
The police have released descriptions of the suspects.

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