播 bō — sow; scatter; spread; broadcast
电视里正在播放一部有趣的动画片。Diàn shì lǐ zhèng zài bō fàng yí bù yǒu qù de dòng huà piàn.An interesting cartoon is playing on TV.
Common words: 广播 (guǎng bō)、直播 (zhí bō)、传播 (chuán bō)
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Chinese characters meaning "spread"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "spread", including 播 (bō), 驰 (chí). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "spread" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 播 (bō), 驰 (chí) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span bō, chí — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 播 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 播 bōsow; scatter; spread; broadcastUseful words: 广播, 直播
- 驰 chírun fast; speed; spread; gallopUseful words: 奔驰, 驰名
Common words for these 2 "spread" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 播 (bō) — so "spread" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
广播guǎng bōbroadcast; broadcasting; to broadcast; (formal) to propagate直播zhí bō(TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast; (Internet) to livestream; (agriculture) direct seeding传播chuán bōto disseminate; to propagate; to spread奔驰bēn chíto run quickly; to speed; to gallop驰名chí míngfamous驰道chí dào(old) highway for the emperor; highway
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "spread".
驰 chí — run fast; speed; spread; gallop
一辆汽车在公路上飞驰而过。Yí liàng qì chē zài gōng lù shàng fēi chí ér guò.A car sped past on the highway.
Common words: 奔驰 (bēn chí)、驰名 (chí míng)、驰道 (chí dào)
All 2 characters
Open 播、驰 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.