Usage note
公布表示公开告诉大家。
gōng bù biǎo shì gōng kāi gào sù dà jiā。
公布 means to announce or make public.
Context note
公布常用于消息、结果和决定。
gōng bù cháng yòng yú xiāo xī 、 jié guǒ hé jué dìng。
It is often used with news, results, and decisions.
5 examples
老师公布了答案。
lǎo shī gōng bù le dá àn。
The teacher announced the answers.
成绩今天公布。
chéng jì jīn tiān gōng bù。
The results are announced today.
公司公布了新计划。
gōng sī gōng bù le xīn jì huà。
The company announced a new plan.
他们公布了名单。
tā men gōng bù le míng dān。
They announced the list.
消息很快就会公布。
xiāo xī hěn kuài jiù huì gōng bù。
The news will be announced soon.
5 mini stories
比赛结束后，结果公布了。
bǐ sài jié shù hòu， jié guǒ gōng bù le。
After the competition ended, the results were announced.
老师公布了下周的活动安排。
lǎo shī gōng bù le xià zhōu de huó dòng ān pái。
The teacher announced next week's schedule.
学校公布了新规定。
xué xiào gōng bù le xīn guī dìng。
The school announced new rules.
他等着公布答案。
tā děng zhe gōng bù dá àn。
He waited for the answer to be announced.
公布消息以后，大家都知道了。
gōng bù xiāo xī yǐ hòu， dà jiā dōu zhī dào le。
After the message was announced, everyone knew.
Mini dialogue
比赛结果
A
老师什么时候公布画画比赛的结果？
Lǎoshī shénme shíhou gōngbù huàhuà bǐsài de jiéguǒ?
When will the teacher announce the results of the drawing competition?
B
明天早上就会公布，别着急。
Míngtiān zǎoshang jiù huì gōngbù, bié zhāojí.
It will be announced tomorrow morning, don't worry.
新班委
A
班长要公布新的值日生名单了。
Bānzhǎng yào gōngbù xīn de zhírìshēng míngdān le.
The class monitor is going to announce the new duty roster.
B
太好了，我们快去听公布的内容。
Tài hǎo le, wǒmen kuài qù tīng gōngbù de nèiróng.
Great, let's go quickly and listen to what is announced.
Related words and contrasts
similar
宣布
xuānbù
declare
Both mean to make something known publicly.
related
通知
tōngzhī
notify
To inform someone, often used in daily life.
opposite
保密
bǎomì
keep secret
The opposite of announcing.