播报

播報

bōbào

verb #8,444

Meanings

1 to broadcast (news); to announce; to report (on air)

Characters

to broadcast; to sow; to spread

to report; newspaper; news

播 (broadcast) + 报 (report) — to broadcast a report on air.

Examples

她负责播报晚间新闻。

Tā fùzé bōbào wǎnjiān xīnwén.

She is in charge of broadcasting the evening news.

播报员正在播报天气预报。

Bōbàoyuán zhèngzài bōbào tiānqì yùbào.

The announcer is broadcasting the weather forecast.

电台每小时播报一次新闻。

Diàntái měi xiǎoshí bōbào yī cì xīnwén.

The radio station broadcasts news every hour.

Tips

usage

播报 specifically refers to on-air broadcasting (TV, radio). For general reporting, use 报道 (bàodào). A news anchor is 播报员 (bōbàoyuán) or more commonly 主播 (zhǔbō).

Stroke Order

播 bō

报 bào