cyun4 bo3傳播传播
Jyutpingcyun4 bo3
Yalechyùhn bo
Definition
To spread, disseminate, propagate, or transmit.
- to spread, disseminate, or propagate information, ideas, or viruses
- technicalcommunication; the process of transmitting messages, symbols, or signals
neutralcommunicationhealth
How it's used
Focuses primarily on the movement of abstract concepts like information, culture, or pathogens. It carries a slightly formal or technical tone compared to everyday verbs like 傳開 or 擴散. You will frequently encounter it in news reports or academic discussions about media and public health.
Examples
This kind of virus is spreading very quickly.
Do you know how to disseminate this message?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this for physical objects that you hand to someone, as it implies a process of diffusion rather than a simple transfer. Use 遞 or 畀 instead when you want to pass an item to a person.
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
