发 [發] fā to send outto show (one's feeling)to issueto developto make a bundle of moneyclassifier for gunshots (rounds) Example sentences 我很久没给家人发短信了。 wǒ hěnjiǔ méi gěi jiārén fā duǎnxìn le. I did not send text messages to my family for a long time 我妈妈昨天发了一封短信给我。 wǒ māma zuótiān fā le yīfēng duǎnxìn gěi wǒ. My mother sent me a text message yesterday