办报 (bàn bào) — to run a newspaper; to publish or operate a newspaper

Definition

办报 means to run or publish a newspaper — the verb 办 covers the full operation (founding, managing, editing), not just printing. Compare 办 (run an organization/project) vs 出版 (publish, issue a specific work).

verb
to run a newspaperto publish or operate a newspaper

Examples

  • 办报。
    Tā nián qīng shí céng jīng bàn bào.
    He ran a newspaper when he was young.
  • 。
    Tā men dǎ suàn bàn yí fèn xīn de rì bào bào.
    They plan to start a new daily newspaper.
  • 。
    Zhè jiā bào yǐ jīng bàn le èr shí nián.
    This newspaper has been running for twenty years.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

办bànrun
报bàonewspaper

The action of 办 'run' is directed at 报 'newspaper', giving the sense of running a newspaper.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 辦; 办 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
辡
辡biàn辦bàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 辦 combines 力 (strength) with 辡, which gives the sound; the simplified 办 is a later shorthand.

Open 办 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 報; 报 is its simplified writing.

  • 㚔㚔㚔handcuffs
  • 𠬝𠬝𠬝to subdue

The traditional form 報 puts 㚔 (handcuffs) beside 𠬝 (to subdue), showing someone restrained and subdued, as in convicting or punishing a guilty person. The simplified 报 is a later shorthand.

Open 报 →

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