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  *發* | 發* | *發
to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds)
HSK 2
development / growth / to develop / to grow / to expand
HSK 3
to notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect / a discovery
HSK 2
to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
HSK 3
to transmit / to dispatch / to issue (an official document or credential)
HSK 3
well-developed; flourishing / to develop; to promote; to expand / (literary) to achieve fame and fortune; to prosper
HSK 3
sofa (loanword) / CL: 條|条, 張|张 / (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post
HSK 3
to display / to exhibit / to bring out implicit or innate qualities / to express (a thought or moral) / to develop (an idea) / to elaborate (on a theme)
HSK 4
to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever / (fig.) to be fascinated with; to obsess over / (fig.) flourishing; thriving; popular
HSK 4
to invent / an invention / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
invoice; receipt; bill / uniform invoice (abbr. for 統一發票|统一发票)
HSK 4
to become aware / to detect / to realize / to perceive
HSK 5
to set off / to start (on a journey)
HSK 2
to start / to launch / to unleash / to mobilize / to arouse
HSK 3
to shoot (a projectile) / to fire (a rocket) / to launch / to emit (a particle) / to discharge / emanation / emission
HSK 5
to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
HSK 3
to make a speech / statement / utterance / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
(of an illness) to occur / (of a person) to get sick; to fall ill / onset (of a medical condition)
HSK 6
to break out / to erupt / to explode / to burst out
HSK 6
to issue / to publish
HSK 3
to become inflamed / inflammation
HSK 6
research and development / to develop
HSK 6
starting point / (fig.) basis / motive
HSK 7-9
to publish; to issue; to release; to distribute
HSK 5
spokesperson
HSK 6
to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch / to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)
HSK 3
to release / to issue / to announce / to distribute
HSK 5
to stare blankly; to be in a daze
HSK 7-9
to enlighten / to explain (a text etc) / to stimulate (a mental attitude) / enlightenment / revelation / motivation
HSK 5
to originate / to initiate / to launch (an attack, an initiative etc) / to start / to propose sth (for the first time)
HSK 6
to arouse / to stimulate / (physics) to excite
HSK 7-9
to develop / to mature / growth / development / (sexually) mature
HSK 7-9
(idiom) thought-provoking / to give one food for thought
news conference
to not say a word (idiom)
HSK 7-9
to get angry
HSK 6
to lose one's temper; to fly into a rage; to throw a tantrum
HSK 7-9
to put on weight / to get fat
to become moldy
(of a group of people or a convoy of vehicles) to set off
so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)
mind map
baking powder
to ferment / (fig.) (of trends, emotions or repercussions etc) to bubble away; to simmer; to develop
HSK 7-9
to excavate / to explore / (fig.) to unearth / to tap into
HSK 7-9
complications (undesired side-effect of medical procedure)
to generate electricity / to send a telegram
HSK 6
electricity generator / dynamo
HSK 7-9
the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder
to expose / to bring to light / to disclose / revelation
HSK 7-9
May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
developing country
news conference / briefing
HSK 7-9
to issue (a memorandum etc) to lower levels / to distribute (e.g. disaster relief to victims)
concurrent computing
engine; motor / CL: 臺|台
wholesale / bulk trade / distribution
HSK 7-9
to catch fire / to ignite / to detonate / to get angry
HSK 7-9
to vow / to pledge / to swear
HSK 7-9
to happen simultaneously / (medicine) (of one disease) to be complicated by (another); (of another disease) to erupt simultaneously / (computing) concurrent
could happen at any moment / on the verge
to work energetically for prosperity (of the country)
dispatch upon receipt of payment
to emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous
HSK 7-9
sustainable development
to worry / to fret / to be anxious / to become sad
HSK 7-9
to have a high temperature / feverish / unable to think calmly / to emit heat
HSK 7-9
to occur suddenly
HSK 7-9
to dispatch sb to do sth / to make sb leave / to pass (the time) / (old) to make arrangements / (old) to bestow (alms etc)
HSK 6
to provide / to give / to grant
HSK 6
to question / to ask / to raise a question
to induce / to cause / to elicit / to trigger
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt
to lead to / to trigger / to initiate / to cause / to evoke (emotions)
HSK 7-9
to distribute / to emit / to issue
HSK 7-9
diesel engine
to invent and innovate / inventions and innovations
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) / abbr. to 經合組織|经合组织
software development
improvisation
to flare up; to break out
HSK 7-9
proposer / initiator / founding member
HSK 7-9
to take preemptive action / (sports) to be in the starting lineup / (of a baseball pitcher) to be the starting pitcher
lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it / to take appropriate steps
uniform invoice, a standardized government-issued invoice used in Taiwan for recording financial transactions, including purchases and sales, and also serving as a ticket for a lottery program to promote transparency and tax compliance
jet engine
to move and inspire
to develop and promote / to carry forward / to bring to great height of development
HSK 7-9
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
spokesman
to become rich / enrichment
increasingly / more and more / ever more / all the more
HSK 7-9
to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas / to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss
face glowing (idiom); looking radiant / all smiles
HSK 7-9
atomic power station
Scientific Outlook on Development, a guiding principle for the CCP attributed to Hu Jintao 胡錦濤|胡锦涛, incorporated into the Constitution of the CCP in 2007
volatile memory
to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom)
to develop / to make full use of
HSK 7-9
to transmit / to forward (mail, SMS, packets of data) / to pass on / to republish (an article from another publication)

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