报告 bàogào to inform
to inform; to report; to make known; report; speech; talk; lecture
How to remember 报告: 报 report + 告 to tell = to inform.
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How it is used
- A report, or to report/present - 工作报告 (gōngzuò bàogào) a work report; 向领导报告 report to the boss.
- Both noun (written/spoken report, a talk/lecture) and verb. Measure words 篇/份. 做报告 = give a presentation.
- Also the military/formal 'reporting in' shout 报告! before entering. Distinguish from 报道 (news reporting).
Example sentences
- 给我报告。 Gěi wǒ bàogào.Give me the report.
- 在明天前完成报告几乎是不可能的。 Zài míngtiān qián wánchéng bàogào jīhū shì bù kěnéng de.Finishing the report by tomorrow is next to impossible.
- 我在阅读他的报告。 Wǒ zài yuèdú tā de bàogào.I'm looking over his report.