Definition

1. Verb:

   • To distribute, to issue, to hand out: To give something to a number of people, often in an official or organized manner.
   • To emit, to produce, to send out: To give off or release something such as light, sound, or a signal.
   • To develop, to break out: To begin to appear or occur, often used for symptoms, diseases, or emotional states.
   • To prosper, to thrive: To become successful or wealthy, especially in business.
   • To slap, to strike (with an open hand): To hit someone with the flat of the hand on a part of the body other than the face.

2. Classifier:

   • A shot, a blast: Used to count instances of firing a gun or similar weapon.
   • An injection, a shot: Used to count medical injections.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to distribute):
  • Giáo viên phát bài kiểm tra. (The teacher hands out the test.)
• Verb (to emit):
  • Đèn này phát ra ánh sáng rất mạnh. (This lamp emits a very strong light.)
• Verb (to develop):
  • Anh ấy phát bệnh sau chuyến đi. (He developed an illness after the trip.)
• Verb (to slap):
  • Nó phát nhẹ vào lưng bạn. (He gives his friend a light slap on the back.)
• Classifier (a shot):
  • Nghe thấy một phát súng. (Hear a shot from a gun.)
• Classifier (an injection):
  • Bác sĩ bảo tôi tiêm một phát. (The doctor told me to get an injection.)

Advanced Usage

• "phát điên": to go mad, to become furious.
  • Cô ấy suýt phát điên lên vì lo lắng. (She almost went mad with worry.)
• "phát thanh": to broadcast (radio).
  • Đài này phát thanh tin tức hàng giờ. (This station broadcasts news hourly.)
• "phát biểu": to express, to state (an opinion).
  • Mời đại biểu phát biểu ý kiến. (We invite the delegate to express their opinion.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phát tán (v): to disperse, to scatter.
  • Gió phát tán hạt giống. (The wind disperses the seeds.)
• Phát minh (v/n): to invent; an invention.
  • Ông ấy phát minh ra động cơ mới. (He invented a new engine.)
• Phát triển (v): to develop, to grow.
  • Kinh tế phát triển nhanh. (The economy is developing rapidly.)

Synonyms

• Distribute: to hand out, to issue.
• Emit: to give off, to release.
• Slap: to smack, to pat.

Related Idioms

• Phát tài phát lộc: to become prosperous and wealthy; to have a windfall.
  • Năm mới, chúc mọi người phát tài phát lộc. (New Year, I wish everyone great prosperity and wealth.)
• Phát ngôn: to speak officially; a spokesperson.
  • Ông ấy là phát ngôn viên của bộ. (He is the spokesperson for the ministry.)

verb

1. to distribute, to dispense, to issue, to deliver

verb

1. to slap, to clap
   • hắn phát vào vai tôi một cái
     he gives me a clap on the shoulder