报 bào report
report; to announce; newspaper; to repay
How to remember 报: 扌 hand + 𠬝 master = report. The new apprentice holds up a nervous hand and gives the master carpenter his very first report.
Component breakdown
报 = 扌 hand + 𠬝 master
- 扌 hand
- 𠬝 master
The new apprentice holds up a nervous hand and gives the master carpenter his very first report.
How it is used
- Threads: "to report/announce," "newspaper," and "to repay." 报纸 (bàozhǐ) newspaper, 报告 (bàogào) report, 预报 (yùbào) forecast (天气预报 weather forecast).
- 报名 (bàomíng) = to sign up / register (for a class, event, exam) - very high frequency: 报名参加 (bàomíng cānjiā) sign up to join.
- The "repay" sense: 报答 (bàodá) to repay kindness, 报复 (bàofù) to take revenge. 报警 (bàojǐng) = to call the police.
Words with 报
- 报纸bàozhǐnewspaperHSK 3
- 报名bào míngsign upHSK 4
- 报考bàokǎoto enter oneself for an examinationHSK 4
- 报到bàodàoto report for dutyHSK 5
- 报告bàogàoto informHSK 5
- 报警bàojǐngto sound an alarmHSK 5
- 报道bàodàoto report (news)HSK 5
- 预报yùbàoforecastHSK 5
- 回报huíbàoreturnHSK 6
- 报刊bàokānnewspapers and periodicalsHSK 6
- 报社bàoshènewspaper (i.e. a company)HSK 6
- 汇报huìbàoto reportHSK 6
- 上报shàngbàoto report to one's superiorsHSK 7
- 举报jǔbàoto report (malefactors to the police)HSK 7
- 年报niánbàoannual reportHSK 7
- 情报qíngbàoinformationHSK 7
- 报复bàofùto make reprisalsHSK 7
- 报案bào’ànto report a case to the authoritiesHSK 7
- 报答bàodáto repayHSK 7
- 海报hǎibàoposterHSK 7
- 申报shēnbàoto report (to the authorities)HSK 7
- 警报jǐngbàoalarmHSK 7
- 通报tōngbàoto informHSK 7
- 报仇bàochóuto take revengeHSK 8
- 报废bàofèito scrapHSK 8
- 报酬bàochourewardHSK 8
- 报销bàoxiāoto submit an expense accountHSK 8
Example sentences
- 他在报道新闻。 Tā zài bàodào xīnwén.He's reporting the news.
- 他在看报纸的最新消息。 Tā zài kàn bàozhǐ de zuìxīn xiāoxi.He's reading the latest news in the paper.
- 我们在报纸上登了广告。 Wǒmen zài bàozhǐ shang dēngle guǎnggào.We placed an advertisement in the newspaper.
- 她在报纸发表了一篇文章。 Tā zài bàozhǐ fābiǎole yì piān wénzhāng.He published an article in the newspaper.