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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
发 fā	发 \| 发* \| *发	to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds)	發 HSK 3


发 fà	发 \| 发* \| *发	hair / Taiwan pr. [fa3]	髮 HSK 3


发现 fāxiàn	发现 \| 发现* \| *发现	to find / to discover	發現 HSK 3


发烧 fāshāo	发烧 \| 发烧* \| *发烧	to have a high temperature (from illness) / to have a fever	發燒 HSK 3


发展 fāzhǎn	发展 \| 发展* \| *发展	development / growth / to develop / to grow / to expand	發展 HSK 4


发生 fāshēng	发生 \| 发生* \| *发生	to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out	發生 HSK 4


发挥 fāhuī	发挥 \| 发挥* \| *发挥	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)	發揮 HSK 5


发表 fābiǎo	发表 \| 发表* \| *发表	to issue / to publish	發表 HSK 5


发票 fāpiào	发票 \| 发票* \| *发票	invoice / receipt or bill for purchase	發票 HSK 5


发言 fāyán	发言 \| 发言* \| *发言	to make a speech / statement / utterance / CL: 個｜个	發言 HSK 5


发明 fāmíng	发明 \| 发明* \| *发明	to invent / an invention / CL: 個｜个	發明 HSK 5


发达 fādá	发达 \| 发达* \| *发达	developed (country etc) / flourishing / to develop	發達 HSK 5


发抖 fādǒu	发抖 \| 发抖* \| *发抖	to tremble / to shake / to shiver	發抖 HSK 5


发布 fābù	发布 \| 发布* \| *发布	to release / to issue / to announce / to distribute / also written 發布｜发布	發佈 HSK 6


发布 fābù	发布 \| 发布* \| *发布	to release / to issue / to announce / to distribute	發布 HSK 6


发动 fādòng	发动 \| 发动* \| *发动	to start / to launch / to unleash / to mobilize / to arouse	發動 HSK 6


发行 fāxíng	发行 \| 发行* \| *发行	to publish / to issue (stocks, currency etc) / to release / to distribute (a film)	發行 HSK 6


发射 fāshè	发射 \| 发射* \| *发射	to shoot (a projectile) / to fire (a rocket) / to launch / to emit (a particle) / to discharge / emanation / emission	發射 HSK 6


发育 fāyù	发育 \| 发育* \| *发育	to develop / to mature / growth / development / (sexually) mature	發育 HSK 6


发誓 fāshì	发誓 \| 发誓* \| *发誓	to vow / to pledge / to swear	發誓 HSK 6


发扬 fāyáng	发扬 \| 发扬* \| *发扬	to develop / to make full use of	發揚 HSK 6


发觉 fājué	发觉 \| 发觉* \| *发觉	to become aware / to detect / to realize / to perceive	發覺 HSK 6


发炎 fāyán	发炎 \| 发炎* \| *发炎	to become inflamed / inflammation	發炎 HSK 6


发呆 fādāi	发呆 \| 发呆* \| *发呆	to stare blankly / to be stunned / to be lost in thought	發呆 HSK 6


发声 fāshēng	发声 \| 发声* \| *发声	vocal / sound / sound production / to utter / to give voice	發聲


发酵 fājiào	发酵 \| 发酵* \| *发酵	to ferment / (fig.) (of trends, emotions or repercussions etc) to bubble away; to simmer; to develop	發酵


发音 fāyīn	发音 \| 发音* \| *发音	to pronounce / pronunciation / to emit sound	發音


发货 fāhuò	发货 \| 发货* \| *发货	to dispatch / to send out goods	發貨


发送 fāsòng	发送 \| 发送* \| *发送	to transmit / to dispatch / to issue (an official document or credential)	發送


发帖 fātiě	发帖 \| 发帖* \| *发帖	to post (an item on a forum)	發帖


发起 fāqǐ	发起 \| 发起* \| *发起	to originate / to initiate / to launch (an attack, an initiative etc) / to start / to propose sth (for the first time)	發起


发光 fāguāng	发光 \| 发光* \| *发光	to shine	發光


发电 fādiàn	发电 \| 发电* \| *发电	to generate electricity / to send a telegram	發電


发放 fāfàng	发放 \| 发放* \| *发放	to provide / to give / to grant	發放


发热 fārè	发热 \| 发热* \| *发热	to have a high temperature / feverish / unable to think calmly / to emit heat	發熱


发动机 fādòngjī	发动机 \| 发动机* \| *发动机	engine; motor / CL: 臺｜台	發動機


发售 fāshòu	发售 \| 发售* \| *发售	to sell	發售


发文 fāwén	发文 \| 发文* \| *发文	to issue a document / document issued by an authority / outgoing messages / (Internet) to post an article online	發文


发给 fāgěi	发给 \| 发给* \| *发给	to issue / to grant / to distribute	發給


发型 fàxíng	发型 \| 发型* \| *发型	hairstyle / coiffure / hairdo	髮型


发狂 fākuáng	发狂 \| 发狂* \| *发狂	crazy / mad / madly	發狂


发病 fābìng	发病 \| 发病* \| *发病	(of an illness) to occur / (of a person) to get sick; to fall ill / onset (of a medical condition)	發病


发改委 Fāgǎiwěi	发改委 \| 发改委* \| *发改委	abbr. for 國家發展和改革委員會｜国家发展和改革委员会, PRC National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), formed in 2003	發改委


发作 fāzuò	发作 \| 发作* \| *发作	to flare up; to break out	發作


发掘 fājué	发掘 \| 发掘* \| *发掘	to excavate / to explore / (fig.) to unearth / to tap into	發掘


发财 fācái	发财 \| 发财* \| *发财	to get rich	發財


发面 fāmiàn	发面 \| 发面* \| *发面	to leaven dough / to make bread	發麵


发泡 fāpào	发泡 \| 发泡* \| *发泡	to produce foam / (of a beverage) fizzy / sparkling	發泡


发泄 fāxiè	发泄 \| 发泄* \| *发泄	to give vent to (one's feelings)	發洩


发稿 fāgǎo	发稿 \| 发稿* \| *发稿	(of a publisher) to send a manuscript off to the printer / (of a journalist) to send a dispatch	發稿


发源 fāyuán	发源 \| 发源* \| *发源	to rise / to originate / source / derivation	發源


发愁 fāchóu	发愁 \| 发愁* \| *发愁	to worry / to fret / to be anxious / to become sad	發愁


发车 fāchē	发车 \| 发车* \| *发车	departure (of a coach or train) / to dispatch a vehicle	發車


发簪 fàzān	发簪 \| 发簪* \| *发簪	hairpin	髮簪


发自 fāzì	发自 \| 发自* \| *发自	to evolve from	發自


发芽 fāyá	发芽 \| 发芽* \| *发芽	to germinate	發芽


发包 fābāo	发包 \| 发包* \| *发包	to put out to contract	發包


发包 fàbāo	发包 \| 发包* \| *发包	bun hair extension	髮包


发妻 fàqī	发妻 \| 发妻* \| *发妻	first wife	髮妻


发条 fātiáo	发条 \| 发条* \| *发条	spring / coil spring (spiral spring used to power clockwork)	發條


发蒙 fāmēng	发蒙 \| 发蒙* \| *发蒙	to be confused / to be at a loss / Taiwan pr. [fa1 meng2]	發蒙


发蒙 fāméng	发蒙 \| 发蒙* \| *发蒙	(old) to instruct the young / to teach a child to read and write / as easy as ABC	發蒙


发怵 fāchù	发怵 \| 发怵* \| *发怵	to feel terrified / to grow apprehensive	發怵


发疯 fāfēng	发疯 \| 发疯* \| *发疯	to go mad / to go crazy / to lose one's mind	發瘋


发廊 fàláng	发廊 \| 发廊* \| *发廊	hair salon / hairdresser's shop / CL: 家, 間｜间	髮廊


发扬光大 fāyángguāngdà	发扬光大 \| 发扬光大* \| *发扬光大	to develop and promote / to carry forward / to bring to great height of development	發揚光大


发丝 fàsī	发丝 \| 发丝* \| *发丝	hair (on the head)	髮絲


发痒 fāyǎng	发痒 \| 发痒* \| *发痒	to tickle / to itch	發癢


发散 fāsàn	发散 \| 发散* \| *发散	to disperse / to diverge	發散


发问 fāwèn	发问 \| 发问* \| *发问	to question / to ask / to raise a question	發問


发怒 fānù	发怒 \| 发怒* \| *发怒	to get angry	發怒


发软 fāruǎn	发软 \| 发软* \| *发软	to weaken / to go soft (at the knees)	發軟


发情 fāqíng	发情 \| 发情* \| *发情	oestrus (sexual receptivity in female mammals)	發情


发麻 fāmá	发麻 \| 发麻* \| *发麻	to feel numb	發麻


发亮 fāliàng	发亮 \| 发亮* \| *发亮	to shine / shiny	發亮


发夹 fàjiā	发夹 \| 发夹* \| *发夹	hair clip	髮夾


发难 fānàn	发难 \| 发难* \| *发难	to rise in revolt / to raise difficult questions	發難


发信 fāxìn	发信 \| 发信* \| *发信	to post a letter	發信


发汗 fāhàn	发汗 \| 发汗* \| *发汗	to sweat	發汗


发飙 fābiāo	发飙 \| 发飙* \| *发飙	to flip out / to act out violently	發飆


发愣 fālèng	发愣 \| 发愣* \| *发愣	to stare blankly; to be in a daze	發愣


发祥 fāxiáng	发祥 \| 发祥* \| *发祥	to give rise to (sth good) / to emanate from	發祥


发运 fāyùn	发运 \| 发运* \| *发运	(of goods) to dispatch / shipment / shipping	發運


发球 fāqiú	发球 \| 发球* \| *发球	(tennis etc) to serve / (golf) to tee off	發球


发霉 fāméi	发霉 \| 发霉* \| *发霉	to become moldy	發霉


发育生物学 fāyùshēngwùxué	发育生物学 \| 发育生物学* \| *发育生物学	developmental biology	發育生物學


发冷 fālěng	发冷 \| 发冷* \| *发冷	to feel a chill (as an emotional response) / to feel cold (as a clinical symptom)	發冷


发毛 fāmáo	发毛 \| 发毛* \| *发毛	to rant and rave / to be scared, upset (Beijing dialect)	發毛


发奋 fāfèn	发奋 \| 发奋* \| *发奋	to make an effort / to push for sth / to work hard	發奮


发福 fāfú	发福 \| 发福* \| *发福	to put on weight / to get fat (a sign of prosperity, so a compliment)	發福


发笑 fāxiào	发笑 \| 发笑* \| *发笑	to burst out laughing / to laugh	發笑


发家 fājiā	发家 \| 发家* \| *发家	to lay down a family fortune / to get rich / to become prosperous	發家


发轫 fārèn	发轫 \| 发轫* \| *发轫	to set (sth) afoot / to initiate / beginning / origin / commencement	發軔


发慌 fāhuāng	发慌 \| 发慌* \| *发慌	to become agitated / to feel nervous	發慌


发髻 fàjì	发髻 \| 发髻* \| *发髻	hair worn in a bun or coil	髮髻


发泡胶 fāpàojiāo	发泡胶 \| 发泡胶* \| *发泡胶	expanded polystyrene (EPS) / styrofoam	發泡膠


发迹 fājì	发迹 \| 发迹* \| *发迹	to make one's mark / to go up in the world / to make one's fortune	發跡


发落 fāluò	发落 \| 发落* \| *发落	to deal with (an offender)	發落


发臭 fāchòu	发臭 \| 发臭* \| *发臭	smelly / to smell bad	發臭


发配 fāpèi	发配 \| 发配* \| *发配	to send away to serve a penal sentence	發配

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