发行 fāxíng to publish
to publish; to issue; to release; to distribute
How to remember 发行: 发 send out + 行 go = to publish.
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How it is used
- To issue/publish/release for distribution - 发行货币 (fāxíng huòbì) issue currency, 唱片发行 (chàngpiàn fāxíng) release an album, 发行量 (fāxíngliàng) circulation/print run.
- Covers putting money, publications, films, stocks, etc. out into circulation; the 行 reads xíng.
- Formal/commercial; contrast 出版 (chūbǎn), specifically publishing a book. 发行 emphasizes distribution to the market.