发fāto send out
发 (fā) means "to send out." It appears in 我给你发了一个邮件。 (I sent you an email.) and 他发了一张照片。 (He sent a photo.) When asked about an email, B asks 没有,你什么时候发的? (No, when did you send it?) and A replies 昨天晚上发的。 (I sent it last night.)
What does 发 mean?
- 1.
to send outverb
What does the character 发 mean?
- 发to send out
How do you use 发?
See it in 发邮件 and 发照片
What are some examples of 发 in a sentence?
How is 发 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你看我的邮件了吗?
Nǐ kàn wǒ de yóujiàn le ma?
Did you read my email?
- Speaker B:
没有,你什么时候发的?
Méiyǒu, nǐ shénme shíhou fā de?
No, when did you send it?
- Speaker A:
昨天晚上发的。
Zuótiān wǎnshang fā de.
I sent it last night.
- Speaker B:
我现在看一下。
Wǒ xiànzài kàn yíxià.
I'll take a look now.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.