发报

發報
fābào
verb #28,528

Meanings

  1. 1 to send a message
  2. 2 to transmit a dispatch

Examples

Tā yòng diànbàojī xiàng zǒngbù fābào.
He sent a message to headquarters by telegraph.
Zhànshí tōngxùnyuán fùzé fābào.
Wartime correspondents were responsible for transmitting dispatches.

Tips

usage
发报 originally referred to sending Morse code telegrams. In modern use it can refer to transmitting any official or military message.
memory
(send) + (report/dispatch) = to send a dispatch. Think of a telegraph operator (firing off) a (report).

Stroke Order

bào