报 (bào) — to report, to announce; to register, to sign up (as in 报名); to repay (a favor); to avenge (a wrong)
Definition
报 (bào) is a verb covering three main ideas: to report/announce (新闻, 报告), to register/sign up (报名), and to repay or avenge (报仇, 报答, 回报, 报复). It rarely stands alone — pair it with a noun like 名, 告, 仇, or 答 to form the specific meaning.
verb
to reportto announceto registerto sign up (as in 报名)to repay (a favor)to avenge (a wrong)
Measure word · 份, 张
Easily confused
- 搀chānlook-aliketo take by the arm and assist (e.g., an elderly or injured person)
- 抱bàosound-aliketo hold in one's arms; to hug; to embrace
- 拣jiǎnlook-aliketo pick, to choose (from a group, often with care or by sorting)
- 爆bàosound-aliketo explode, to burst
- 扬yánglook-aliketo raise, to lift up
- 豹bàosound-alikeleopard, panther
Examples
- 。Jì zhě zhèng zài bào dào xīn wén.The journalist is reporting the news.
- ？Nǐ bào míng le ma?Did you sign up?
- ！Wǒ yào bào chóu!I will take revenge!
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