to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch · to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)

fā chū

f+ā·1st tonech+ū·1st tone

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I love the sound this grasshopper makes!

我喜欢那只蚱蜢发出的声音！

Water gurgles while fire crackles.

水发出汩汩声，火发出噼啪声。

It is bad manners to make a noise while you eat.

吃饭时发出声音是不礼貌的。

This flower gives off a strong fragrance.

这朵花散发出强烈的香味。

The mountain used to send out clouds of smoke.

这座山过去常常发出烟雾。

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