宣 (xuān) means Declare (announce - get off one's chest). Below are 13 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他举起右手 宣 誓。
Tā jǔ qǐ yòushǒu xuān shì.
He raised his right hand and swore the oath.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 宣誓
学校 宣 布明天放假。
Xuéxiào xuānbù míngtiān fàng jià.
The school announced a holiday tomorrow.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 宣布
他们在 宣 传新产品。
Tāmen zài xuānchuán xīn chǎnpǐn.
They are publicising the new product.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 宣传
新成员在会上 宣 誓。
Xīn chéngyuán zài huì shang xuān shì.
The new members took an oath at the meeting.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 宣誓
他 宣 布了比赛的结果。
Tā xuānbù le bǐsài de jiéguǒ.
He announced the result of the match.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 宣布
医生 宣 布了死亡时间。
Yīshēng xuānbù le sǐwáng shíjiān.
The doctor announced the time of death.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 死亡
他到处 宣 扬这个消息。
Tā dàochù xuānyáng zhège xiāoxi.
He spread this news everywhere.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 宣扬
学校做了很多安全 宣 传。
Xuéxiào zuò le hěn duō ānquán xuānchuán.
The school did a lot of safety publicity.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 宣传
他们在路口散发 宣 传单。
Tāmen zài lùkǒu sànfā xuānchuándān.
They are handing out leaflets at the junction.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 散发
虚假的 宣 传会失去顾客。
Xūjiǎ de xuānchuán huì shīqù gùkè.
False advertising loses customers.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 虚假
这本书 宣 扬了诚实的价值。
Zhè běn shū xuānyáng le chéngshí de jiàzhí.
This book advocates the value of honesty.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 宣扬
董事长在会上 宣 布了新的计划。
Dǒngshìzhǎng zài huì shang xuānbù le xīn de jìhuà.
The chairman announced the new plan at the meeting.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 董事长
这些商品被大肆 宣 传，其实并不好用。
Zhèxiē shāngpǐn bèi dàsì xuānchuán, qíshí bìng bù hǎo yòng.
These products were heavily hyped but are not actually much good.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 大肆
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Words that contain 宣
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Questions about 宣
How is 宣 used in a sentence?
This page shows 13 sentences using 宣 (xuān, "Declare (announce - get off one's chest)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 宣 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 宣 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 宣?
The dictionary page for 宣 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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