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汇报 (huì bào) — to report (on work, findings, etc.)

Definition

汇报 is to report upward — a subordinate giving an account of work to a superior. 报告 is broader (any report, including a written document or public talk); 报道 is for media/news.

verb
to report (on work, findings, etc.)

Examples

  • 汇报。
    Tā zhèng zài xiàng lǐng dǎo huì bào gōng zuò jìn zhǎn.
    He is reporting work progress to the leader.
  • 汇报。
    Qǐng bǎ zhè cì huì yì de nèi róng huì bào gěi quán tǐ tóng shì.
    Please report the content of this meeting to all colleagues.
  • 汇报。
    Měi gè yuè wǒ men dōu yào huì bào gōng zuò qíng kuàng.
    We have to report on the work situation every month.

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.

汇huìgather
报bàoreport

汇 means to gather and 报 means to report; together they describe giving a gathered account of work.

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 匯; 汇 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 汇 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (汇, 汇款) it is 匯; in others (词汇, 汇报) it is 彙.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
匚匚fāng
Sound part声符shēngfú
淮
淮huái匯huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 匯 is built from 匚 as a meaning part and 淮 as a sound part.

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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.

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