报 bào — to report; to inform; to notify; to tell; to announce; to make known

报
bào

Level 1 · Common HSK 3 #656

Traditional: 報

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Basic definition

  1. verb to report; to inform; to notify; to tell; to announce; to make known e.g 报告汇报报信
  2. verb to repay; to requite; to return; to recompense; to reciprocate; to answer e.g 报恩报答报仇
  3. verb newspaper; paper; journal; periodical; daily; gazette e.g 报纸日报画报

Detailed explanation

verb
  1. (会意。从帇，从阜，金文字形，左边象刑具形，即“帇( niè)”。右象手按人使之跽跪意，即“阜”，读 fǔ。组合在一起表示治人罪之意。本义:断狱，判决罪人)
  2. judge e.g 报囚 · 报当
  3. recompense;repay e.g 报本 · 报称 · 报命 · 报捐 · 报塞 · 报谢
  4. report e.g 报喜报数 报录人 · 报辜 · 报春
  5. sacrifice e.g 报岁 · 报赛
  6. avenge e.g 报怨 报恨 · 报雪
  7. declare e.g 报关 报税
  8. give an official，written reply to a subordinate body e.g 报可，报允
  9. go to
  10. nemesis
noun
  1. newspaper e.g 晨报晚报日报 报房 · 报丁 · 报差
  2. bulletin;report e.g 战报海报黑板报大字报喜报
  3. periodical;journal e.g 学报 科学通报
  4. telegram e.g 发报发报机 送报员
  5. information;report e.g 情报警报

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