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报 (bào): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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报 (bào): To report — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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2.

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3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

报

𠬝to subdue

报=

4.

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5.

How to Use 报

Reporting and informing

报 appears in words meaning to report, inform, or announce something.

报告 • bào gào • report; make known; inform • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 报

报纸 • bào zhǐ • newspaper

HSK 2

bào报

zhǐ纸

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

zhèng正

zài在

xiě写

gōng工

zuò作

bào

Information

Pinyinbào

Meaningto report, to announce, to inform

Strokes7

Radical扌

Traditional報

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#486

Zhuyinㄅㄠˋ

UnicodeU+62A5

CangjieQSJE

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扌hand

+𠬝to subdue

The hand (扌) delivers news or information, as if handing over a report — to report or inform.

bào报

gào告

report; make known; inform

报道 • bào dào • report • HSK 5

HSK 5

bào报

dào道

report

预报 • yù bào • forecast; prediction • HSK 5

HSK 5

yù预

bào报

forecast; prediction

Retaliation and repayment

报 appears in words meaning to repay, retaliate, or avenge.

报仇 • bào chóu • revenge; avenge • HSK 6

HSK 6

bào报

chóu仇

revenge; avenge

报复 • bào fù • take vengeance on; retaliate • HSK 6

HSK 6

bào报

fù复

take vengeance on; retaliate

报答 • bào dá • repay; pay back • HSK 6

HSK 6

bào报

dá答

repay; pay back

newspaper

报名 • bào míng • sign up

HSK 4

bào报

míng名

sign up

报考 • bào kǎo • to enter oneself for an examination

HSK 3.0 · L4

bào报

kǎo考

to enter oneself for an examination

报到 • bào dào • report for duty; check in; register

HSK 5

bào报

dào到

report for duty; check in; register

报社 • bào shè • newspaper office

HSK 5

bào报

shè社

newspaper office

报警 • bào jǐng • to give a warning

HSK 6

bào报

jǐng警

to give a warning

报

gào告

。

He is writing a work report

tā他

měi每

tiān天

xiàng向

jīng经

lǐ理

bào报

gōng工

zuò作

jìn进

zhǎn展

。

He reports the work progress to the manager every day.

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

zǎo早

shàng上

dōu都

kàn看

bào报

zhǐ纸

。

I read the newspaper every morning

jì记

zhě者

xiáng详

xì细

bào报

dào道

le了

zhè这

cì次

zhòng重

yào要

huì会

yì议

。

The journalist reported on this important meeting in detail.

zhè这

jiā家

yóu邮

bào报

de的

bào报

dào道

hěn很

kè客

guān观

。

This newspaper's reporting is very objective.

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