bào
verb #28,208

Meanings

  1. 1 to expose (photography or scandal)
  2. 2 to reveal; to leak (news or secrets)

Examples

Tā de chǒuwén bèi méitǐ bàoguāng le.
His scandal was exposed by the media.
Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn bàoguāng guòdù, kàn bù qīngchǔ.
This photo is overexposed and hard to see clearly.

Tips

usage
(bào) is primarily used in the compound 曝光 (bàoguāng), meaning 'to expose' (photographically or figuratively, as in exposing a scandal). It also has a reading of pù meaning 'to sun/air out,' as in (to expose to strong sunlight).

Stroke Order

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