报时 (bào shí) — to announce the correct time; to give the time signal
Definition
报时 means a clock or broadcast announces the correct time, typically on the hour. 报 is 'announce/report'; 时 is 'time.'
verb
to announce the correct timeto give the time signal
Examples
- 报时。Zhè ge zhōng měi xiǎo shí bào shí yí cì.This clock announces the time once every hour.
- 报时。Guǎng bō diàn tái měi dào zhěng diǎn dōu huì bào shí.The radio station announces the time on every hour.
- 。Tā bāng wǒ men bào le yí cì shí.He announced the time for us once.
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