报 meaning in English
to report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply
Meaning of 报
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to report; to inform; to announce
- to respond; to reply
- to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名|报名[bao4 ming2])
- to reward; to recompense
- to take revenge; to retaliate
- newspaper
- periodical; journal
- bulletin
How to use 报
报 alone often means newspaper, as in 看报 (kàn bào, to read the paper), and it forms many words about reporting and registering, like 报告 (bàogào) and 报名 (bàomíng). Example: 我想报名参加比赛。(Wǒ xiǎng bàomíng cānjiā bǐsài.) I want to sign up for the competition.
报 has the hand radical 扌 on the left, so picture a hand passing along news. The right side looks like someone kneeling to deliver a message, which ties to meanings like report and reply.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 报 with 服 (fú), because the right sides look alike. Remember that 报 has the hand radical 扌 and 服 has 月 on the left. Also keep the fourth tone in bào, not bāo as in 包.
报 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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报 bào · to report · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 报.
| 报纸 | bàozhǐ | newspaper; newsprint |
| 报名 | bàomíng | to sign up; to enter one's name |
| 日报 | rìbào | daily newspaper |
| 晚报 | wǎnbào | evening newspaper; (in a newspaper's name) Evening News |
| 报告 | bàogào | to inform; to report |
| 报道 | bàodào | to report (news); report |
| 报到 | bàodào | to report for duty; to check in |
| 预报 | yùbào | forecast |
| 汇报 | huìbào | to report; to give an account of |
| 报警 | bàojǐng | to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police |
| 回报 | huíbào | (in) return; reciprocation |
| 报答 | bàodá | to repay; to requite |
Questions about 报
What does 报 mean?
报 (bào) means "to report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply" and is used as a noun and verb.
How do you write 报?
报 is made of 1 character: 报 (7 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.
Is 报 an HSK word?
Yes. 报 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 报 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 报 is written 報.
What is the difference between 报道 and 报告?
报道 (bàodào) is news reporting by media, like a journalist covering an event. 报告 (bàogào) is a formal report or presentation, or reporting to a superior, such as a work report.
How is 报 used to mean revenge or repayment?
报 can mean paying back what you received, good or bad. 报仇 (bàochóu) means to take revenge, while 报答 (bàodá) means to repay someone's kindness.