上报

上報

shàngbào

verb HSK 7 #9,066

Meanings

1 to report to a higher authority
2 to submit a report (to superiors)

Characters

up; above; to a higher level

To report upward — reporting to a higher authority.

Examples

这件事必须上报领导。

Zhè jiàn shì bìxū shàngbào lǐngdǎo.

This matter must be reported to the leadership.

数据已经上报了。

Shùjù yǐjīng shàngbào le.

The data has already been reported to the higher-ups.

发现问题要及时上报。

Fāxiàn wèntí yào jíshí shàngbào.

Problems should be reported to superiors promptly.

Tips

usage

上报 specifically means reporting upward in a hierarchy (to a boss, government, etc.). Compare with 汇报 (huìbào, to report/debrief — more general) and 举报 (jǔbào, to report/expose wrongdoing).

Stroke Order

上 shàng

报 bào