官报 (guān bào) — official journal; government gazette

Definition

官报 (guānbào) is a government-published official journal — formal/rare, mostly seen in news or academic writing, not daily conversation. Similar to 报纸, but with official legal authority.

noun
official journalgovernment gazette
Measure word · 份

Examples

  • 官报。
    Tā měi tiān dōu huì liú lǎn zhèng fǔ fā bù de guān bào.
    He browses the official journal published by the government every day.
  • 官报。
    Zhè xiàng xīn zhèng cè yǐ zài guān bào shàng kān dēng.
    This new policy has been published in the official gazette.
  • 官报。
    guān bào De nèi róng jù yǒu fǎ lǜ xiào lì.
    The contents of the official journal have legal effect.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

官guānofficial
报bàojournal

“官” means official and “报” means journal, together naming an official publication.

Characters in this word

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

  • 宀宀mián
  • 𠂤𠂤𠂤

官 pairs 宀, a roof, with 𠂤, rooms beneath it, to depict an official building.

Open 官 →

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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