Usage note
发布表示正式公布或放出信息。
fā bù biǎo shì zhèng shì gōng bù huò fàng chū xìn xī。
发布 means to officially announce or release information.
Context note
发布常用于消息、软件和通知。
fā bù cháng yòng yú xiāo xī 、 ruǎn jiàn hé tōng zhī。
It is often used with news, software, and notices.
5 examples
学校发布了通知。
xué xiào fā bù le tōng zhī。
The school issued a notice.
这个消息刚发布。
zhè ge xiāo xī gāng fā bù。
This news was just released.
公司发布了新产品。
gōng sī fā bù le xīn chǎn pǐn。
The company released a new product.
老师发布了作业。
lǎo shī fā bù le zuò yè。
The teacher posted the homework.
请关注官方发布。
qǐng guān zhù guān fāng fā bù。
Please pay attention to the official release.
5 mini stories
电视台发布了天气消息。
diàn shì tái fā bù le tiān qì xiāo xī。
The TV station released weather news.
老师在群里发布了作业。
lǎo shī zài qún lǐ fā bù le zuò yè。
The teacher posted homework in the group.
公司发布了一个新软件。
gōng sī fā bù le yí gè xīn ruǎn jiàn。
The company released a new piece of software.
这个消息一发布，大家都知道了。
zhè ge xiāo xī yì fā bù， dà jiā dōu zhī dào le。
As soon as the message was released, everyone knew.
发布后，大家开始讨论。
fā bù hòu， dà jiā kāi shǐ tǎo lùn。
After the release, everyone began discussing.
Mini dialogue
新通知
A
老师刚刚发布了什么？
Lǎo shī gāng gāng fā bù le shén me?
What did the teacher just release?
B
她发布了春游的通知。
Tā fā bù le chūn yóu de tōng zhī.
She released the notice about the spring outing.
新书
A
你最喜欢的作家发布新书了吗？
Nǐ zuì xǐ huān de zuò jiā fā bù xīn shū le ma?
Did your favorite author release a new book?
B
是的，昨天刚刚发布了。
Shì de, zuó tiān gāng gāng fā bù le.
Yes, it was just released yesterday.
Related words and contrasts
similar
公布
gōngbù
announce publicly
Both mean to make information available to the public.
related
发行
fāxíng
issue; distribute
发行 is used for releasing books, movies, etc.