画报

畫報

huàbào

noun #18,887

Measure Word

一本画报 běn

Meanings

1 illustrated magazine
2 pictorial

Characters

picture; painting

newspaper; publication

Literally 'picture newspaper' — a publication featuring mainly images.

Examples

奶奶收藏了很多老画报。

Nǎinai shōucáng le hěn duō lǎo huàbào.

Grandma collected many old illustrated magazines.

这本画报的摄影作品非常精美。

Zhè běn huàbào de shèyǐng zuòpǐn fēicháng jīngměi.

The photography in this pictorial is exquisite.

Tips

history

画报 was a major form of media in 20th-century China. Publications like 人民画报 (People's Pictorial, est. 1950) were important visual propaganda and cultural tools.

Stroke Order

画 huà

报 bào