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Mandarin · pinyin fā wén

to issue a document
document issued by an authority
outgoing messages
(Internet) to post an article online

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發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
文: wén · literature, culture, writing
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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1–2 · fa1 wen2

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verb

to issue a document
to post an article online

noun

outgoing messages; issued document

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