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电报

電報
diànbào
noun #7,201

Measure Word

一封电报 fēng

Meanings

  1. 1 telegram; telegraph

Examples

HSK 3
他发了一封电报回家。
Tā fā le yī fēng diànbào huí jiā.
He sent a telegram home.
HSK 6
在手机出现之前，人们靠电报通信。
Zài shǒujī chūxiàn zhīqián, rénmen kào diànbào tōngxìn.
Before mobile phones appeared, people communicated by telegram.
HSK 7-9
这封电报是从前线发来的。
Zhè fēng diànbào shì cóng qiánxiàn fā lái de.
This telegram was sent from the front lines.

Tips

memory
电 (electricity) + 报 (report/news) = an electrical report, i.e., a telegram.

Stroke Order

电 diàn
报 bào