报童

報童

bàotóng

noun #32,161

Measure Word

一个报童 gè

Meanings

1 paperboy
2 newspaper boy

Characters

newspaper; report

Examples

街角站着一个卖报的报童。

Jiējiǎo zhàn zhe yí ge mài bào de bàotóng.

A paperboy selling newspapers stood at the street corner.

他小时候当过报童。

Tā xiǎo shíhou dāng guò bàotóng.

He was a paperboy when he was little.

Tips

culture

A nostalgic image of pre-digital street life. In Chinese cinema, 报童 is associated with the 1981 film 《报童》, set in wartime Chongqing — kids selling 《新华日报》 ('Xinhua Daily') were also doing underground work for the Communist Party.

Stroke Order

报 bào

童 tóng