海报 (hǎibào): poster; placard; bill

Measure Word

一张海报 zhāng

Meanings

1 poster; placard; bill

Characters

海

hǎi

sea (here: vast, widely distributed)

报

bào

to announce; newspaper; report

A widely distributed announcement — a poster.

Examples

墙上贴了一张电影海报。

Qiángshàng tiē le yīzhāng diànyǐng hǎibào.

A movie poster was put up on the wall.

这张海报设计得很好看。

Zhè zhāng hǎibào shèjì de hěn hǎokàn.

This poster is beautifully designed.

他收集了很多老海报。

Tā shōují le hěnduō lǎo hǎibào.

He collected many old posters.

Tips

usage

海报 is used for movie posters, concert posters, advertising posters, etc. 宣传海报 (xuānchuán hǎibào) = promotional poster.

Stroke Order

海 hǎi

报 bào

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