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    Chinese Grammar

    Expressing 'statement' with 声明 (shēngmíng)

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    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    发表/发布 + 声明

    Explanation

    声明 (shēngmíng) means "statement" or "declaration" and can be used as both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it refers to an official announcement, such as 发表声明 (to issue a statement). As a verb, it means to declare or state something formally.

    Examples

    • 公司昨天发表了一份声明。

      Gōngsī zuótiān fābiǎo le yī fèn shēngmíng.

      The company issued a statement yesterday.

    • 你看过他们的声明了吗？

      Nǐ kàn guò tāmen de shēngmíng le ma?

      Have you read their statement?

    • 她公开声明自己不会参加竞选。

      Tā gōngkāi shēngmíng zìjǐ bú huì cānjiā jìngxuǎn.

      She publicly declared that she would not run for election.

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