Definition
发放 (fā fàng) means to distribute, issue, or grant something in an official, systematic way — like a government distributing aid or a bank issuing loans. It differs from 分配 (fēn pèi), which is about allocating tasks or resources among people, and from 散发 (sàn fā), which means to hand out freely (e.g., flyers) or to emit something like a smell.
verb
to distributeto issueto grant (often officially or systematically)
Examples
- 发放。Zhèngfǔ xiàng dìzhèn zāiqū fā fàng shíwù hé yǐnyòng shuǐ.The government distributes food and drinking water to the earthquake-stricken area.
- 发放。Xuéxiào měinián fā fàng jiǎngxuéjīn gěi chéngjì yōuyì de xuéshēng.The school distributes scholarships to students with excellent grades each year.
- 发放。Yínháng xiàng zhōngxiǎo qǐyè fā fàng dīxī dàikuǎn.The bank provides low-interest loans to small and medium enterprises.
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