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

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1.

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2.

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3.

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4.

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
5.

HSK Vocabulary: 报

报纸 • bào zhǐ • newspaper
HSK 2
bào报
zhǐ纸
6.

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
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
shang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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