打小报告

打小報告

dǎxiǎobàogào

phrase

Meanings

1 to tattle
2 to rat someone out to a superior
3 to snitch

Characters

to make (light verb)

Examples

HSK 3

他老跟老板打小报告。

Tā lǎo gēn lǎobǎn dǎxiǎobàogào.

He's always snitching to the boss.

HSK 5

小时候最讨厌爱打小报告的同学。

Xiǎoshíhou zuì tǎoyàn ài dǎxiǎobàogào de tóngxué.

As a kid I hated classmates who loved tattling.

Tips

register

Colloquial, universally negative. 小报告 is the 'little report' whispered to a teacher, parent, or boss behind someone's back. Common in school and workplace contexts.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

小 xiǎo

报 bào

告 gào