下發

下发
xiàfā
  1. to issue (a memorandum etc) to lower levels
  2. to distribute (e.g. disaster relief to victims)

CEDICT

to issue or distribute something to lower levels

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 下 xià
  1. down
  2. downwards
  3. below
  4. lower
  5. later
  6. next (week etc)
  7. second (of two parts)
  8. to decline
  9. to go down
  10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. measure word to show the frequency of an action
2 發 fā
  1. to send out
  2. to show (one's feeling)
  3. to issue
  4. to develop
  5. to make a bundle of money
  6. classifier for gunshots (rounds)

Related entries

俵 biào
  1. (literary) to distribute
  2. Taiwan pr. biǎo
分發 fēnfā
  1. to distribute
  2. distribution
  3. to assign (sb) to a job
你能帮我给这些人分发节目单吗？

Will you help me give out the programs to those people?

Source: Tatoeba

分配 fēnpèi
  1. to distribute
  2. to assign
  3. to allocate
  4. to partition (a hard drive)
現在不止要男女薪金平等，而且還要平均分配家務。

It is time not only to equalize men's and women's wages, but also to equalize responsibility for housework.

Nowadays, equal pay is not enough. Household responsibilities must also be distributed evenly.

Source: Tatoeba

散發 sànfā
  1. to distribute
  2. to emit
  3. to issue
这朵花散发出强烈的香味。

This flower gives off a strong fragrance.

Source: Tatoeba

分佈 fēnbù
  1. to scatter
  2. to distribute
  3. to be distributed (over an area etc)
  4. (statistical, geographic) distribution
苗瑤語系的語言分佈於東南亞和中國南方山區。

Languages in the Hmong-Mien language family, also referred to as the Miao-Yao language family, are spoken across Southeast Asia and mountainous areas of southern China.

Source: Tatoeba

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