打小报告

打小報告
dǎxiǎobàogào
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 to tattle
  2. 2 to rat someone out to a superior
  3. 3 to snitch

Examples

Tā lǎo gēn lǎobǎn dǎ xiǎobàogào.
He's always snitching to the boss.
Xiǎoshíhou zuì tǎoyàn ài dǎ xiǎobàogào de tóngxué.
As a kid I hated classmates who loved tattling.

Tips

register
Colloquial, universally negative. 小报 is the 'little report' whispered to a teacher, parent, or boss behind someone's back. Common in school and workplace contexts.

Stroke Order

xiǎo
bào
gào