报名 bào míng sign up
sign up; apply
How to remember 报名: 报 report + 名 name = sign up.
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How it is used
- To sign up / register / enroll - 报名参加比赛 (bàomíng cānjiā bǐsài) sign up for the contest.
- 报 (report) + 名 (name); literally 'submit your name'. A verb-object phrase: 报了名.
- Contrast 申请 (shēnqǐng) 'apply for (something granted)'; 报名 is enrolling by putting your name down for an event/class/exam.
Example sentences
- 我怎样报名参加呢？ Wǒ zěnyàng bàomíng cānjiā ne?How do I sign up?
- 学校5号截止报名。 Xuéxiào wǔ hào jiézhǐ bàomíng.The deadline for enrolling in the school is on the 5th.