报

報

bào

verb HSK 7 #1,680

Meanings

1 to report; to declare
2 newspaper
3 to repay; to retaliate

Characters

report; newspaper; repay

Examples

你看今天的报了吗？

Nǐ kàn jīntiān de bào le ma?

Did you read today's newspaper?

我要报名参加比赛。

Wǒ yào bàomíng cānjiā bǐsài.

I want to sign up for the competition.

请报你的名字。

Qǐng bào nǐ de míngzi.

Please state your name.

Tips

usage

报 appears in many compounds: 报名 (sign up), 报告 (report), 报道 (news report), 报纸 (newspaper), 报答 (repay a kindness).

Stroke Order

报 bào