Meaning
散布 means to spread or disseminate something widely, often information, rumors, ideas, or physical objects across an area. It emphasizes the act of scattering or distributing something so that it reaches many places or people. The word can be used neutrally or negatively, depending on context.
Usage
Often used in formal or written contexts when discussing the spreading of information, rumors, diseases, or objects. When referring to rumors or false information, it typically has a negative connotation. In neutral contexts, it can describe the natural distribution of things like seeds, plants, or population across a geographic area.
Examples
- 01不要在网上散布未经证实的消息。.Don't spread unverified news online.
- 02这种植物的种子通过风散布到各地。.The seeds of this plant are spread to various places by the wind.
Characters
Common collocations
- 散布谣言to spread rumors
- 散布消息to spread news
- 广泛散布to spread widely
- 散布病毒to spread a virus
Antonyms
Origin
The combination of 散 (to scatter) and 布 (to spread out like cloth) creates the meaning of distributing or spreading something widely across space or among people.