HSK 5 · Verbs

宣布 xuānbù “to declare” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 宣布 means

  1. to declare
  2. to announce
  3. to proclaim

How to say 宣布

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale宣xuān1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale布bù4th tone, falling

宣布 in a sentence

  1. 他们已经宣布订婚了。

    Tāmen yǐjīng xuānbù dìnghūn le.

    They’ve announced their engagement.

    Sentence #840671 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 裁判吹哨两次，向大家宣布已经终场。

    Cáipàn chuīshào liǎng cì, xiàng dàjiā xuānbù yǐjīng zhōngchǎng.

    The referee blew the whistle twice to tell everyone it was full time.

    Sentence #3579522 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 首先，我想宣布几条新制度。

    Shǒuxiān, wǒ xiǎng xuānbù jǐ tiáo xīn zhìdù.

    First, I’d like to announce a few new rules.

    Sentence #2938685 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 宣布 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 宣 (xuān) with each of its parts in a different colour
宣xuānto declare
  • 宀roof · mián
  • 亘to extend across · gèn
The character 布 (bù) drawn as one shape
布bùto announce

布 is a single shape of 5 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 宣布

宣 9 strokes · 布 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

宣布 (xuānbù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 宣布 (xuānbù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 宣布

Words with 宣

宣传xuānchuán · to publicise宣扬xuānyáng · to publicise宣誓xuānshì · to take an oath

Words with 布

布bù · cloth公布gōngbù · to announce分布fēnbù · to be distributed (over an area)遍布biànbù · to be found everywhere布置bùzhì · to arrange散布sànbù · to spread颁布bānbù · to promulgate布告bùgào · notice发布fābù · to release瀑布pùbù · waterfall

More words: Thinking & Talking

欣赏xīnshǎng · to appreciate形容xíngróng · to describe吸取xīqǔ · to absorb叙述xùshù · to relate (a story or information)宣传xuānchuán · to publicise询问xúnwèn · to inquire演讲yǎnjiǎng · speech疑问yíwèn · question

FAQs

宣布 (xuānbù) means “to declare” or “to announce”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it xuānbù: xuān with a 1st tone, then bù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 宣布 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xuanbu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 宣布 from the suggestions. Typing xuanbu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
宣布 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.