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verb HSK 4
xuān bù
to announce · to declare · to proclaim

Meaning

宣布 means to formally announce or declare something, typically important news, decisions, or official information to the public or a group. It implies a degree of authority or formality in the announcement.

Usage

宣布 is used in formal contexts when making official announcements such as government declarations, company decisions, competition results, or personal major life events. It's more formal than 说 (to say) and implies the information being shared is significant. Commonly used with objects like 消息 (news), 决定 (decision), 结果 (results), or 成立 (establishment).

Examples

  1. 01
    政府今天正式宣布了新的教育政策。
    Zhèng fǔ jīn tiān zhèng shì xuān bù le xīn de jiào yù zhèng cè.
    The government formally announced the new education policy today.
  2. 02
    他们宣布下个月结婚。
    Tā men xuān bù xià gè yuè jié hūn.
    They announced that they're getting married next month.

Characters

Common collocations

  • 宣布成立
    xuān bù chéng lì
    to announce the establishment of
  • 宣布结果
    xuān bù jié guǒ
    to announce the results
  • 正式宣布
    zhèng shì xuān bù
    to formally announce
  • 宣布独立
    xuān bù dú lì
    to declare independence

Antonyms

Origin

Both characters 宣 and 布 independently carry meanings related to spreading or announcing information, making this compound naturally mean 'to declare' or 'to make public.'

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