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发fāto send out

HSK 3word

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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. 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?

  1. 我给你发了一个邮件。

    Wǒ gěi nǐ fā le yí ge yóujiàn.

    I sent you an email.

  2. 他发了一张照片。

    Tā fā le yì zhāng zhàopiàn.

    He sent a photo.

How is 发 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你看我的邮件了吗?

    Nǐ kàn wǒ de yóujiàn le ma?

    Did you read my email?

  2. Speaker B:

    没有,你什么时候发的?

    Méiyǒu, nǐ shénme shíhou fā de?

    No, when did you send it?

  3. Speaker A:

    昨天晚上发的。

    Zuótiān wǎnshang fā de.

    I sent it last night.

  4. Speaker B:

    我现在看一下。

    Wǒ xiànzài kàn yíxià.

    I'll take a look now.

Can you use 发 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我给你___了一个邮件。 (I sent you an email.)
  2. 2.What does 他发了一张照片。 mean?
  3. 3.What does 发 mean in 昨天晚上发的。?

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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.