公布 gōngbù to announce
to announce; to make public; to publish
How to remember 公布: 公 public + 布 cotton = to announce.
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How it is used
- To announce/make public officially - 公布结果 (gōngbù jiéguǒ) to announce the results; 公布名单 (gōngbù míngdān) to release the list.
- An authority releasing information to the public.
- Contrast 宣布 (xuānbù, to declare/proclaim, often spoken) - 公布 is publishing data/results, 宣布 is declaring a decision.