汇报 huìbào to report
to report; to give an account of; report; to collect information and report back
How to remember 汇报: 汇 to gather + 报 report = to report.
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How it is used
- To report to/brief a superior - 向领导汇报 (xiàng lǐngdǎo huìbào) report to the boss, 工作汇报 (gōngzuò huìbào) a work report.
- Implies reporting upward to authority after gathering information; both verb and noun.
- Contrast 报告 (bàogào, report, broader/formal document) and 报道 (bàodào, news report); 汇报 is the act of briefing one's superiors.