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title: "Banbu Meaning: 颁布 (bānbù) Means “to promulgate”"
description: "颁布 (traditional 頒佈, bānbù) means “to promulgate; to issue; to publish”. Hear its tones, see what 颁 and 布 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banbu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 颁布 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

颁布 bānbù

## to promulgate; to issue; to publish

## Its characters

1. 颁 bān to issue
2. 布 bù cloth

## In a sentence

政府颁布了新的环保规定。 The government issued new environmental regulations.

[More about 颁布](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%A2%81%E5%B8%83)

## More words with 颁 or 布

- [遍布 biànbù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianbu)
- [布局 bùjú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buju)
- [发布 fābù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabu)
- [分布 fēnbù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenbu)
- [公布 gōngbù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongbu)
- [瀑布 pùbù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pubu)
- [宣布 xuānbù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xuanbu)

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