Meaning
to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge
Chinese: 报告、报纸或回报。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “bao” becomes a different word in each tone. 报 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 报纸bào zhǐnewspaper; newsprint
- 报名bào míngto sign up; to enter one's name; to apply; to register
- 日报rì bàodaily newspaper
- 晚报wǎn bàoevening newspaper; (in a newspaper's name) Evening News
- 报告bào gàoto inform; to report; to make known; report
Example Sentence
爸爸每天早上看报纸。Bà ba měi tiān zǎo shang kàn bào zhǐ.Dad reads the newspaper every morning.
爸爸Bà ba(coll.) father每天měi tiānevery day早上zǎo shangearly morning看kànto look after报纸bào zhǐnewspaper。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from 報. It means ‘to report, announce, declare; to repay, requite; a newspaper; a telegram’ (报告, 报纸, 报答).
A way to remember it
‘To report / repay; a newspaper’: 报告, 报纸.