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简报 (jiǎn bào) — briefing, bulletin, brief report

Definition

noun
briefingbulletinbrief report
Measure word · 份

Examples

  • 简报。
    Gōng sī měi zhōu yī dōu huì fā bù yí fèn jiǎn bào.
    The company publishes a briefing every Monday.
  • 简报。
    Zhè fèn jiǎn bào zǒng jié le shàng ge yuè de xiàng mù jìn zhǎn.
    This brief report summarizes last month's project progress.
  • 简报。
    Zǒng tǒng měi tiān zǎo chén tīng qǔ ān quán jiǎn bào.
    The president receives a security briefing every morning.

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.

简jiǎnbrief
报bàoreport

“简” (brief) describes “报” (report), giving a brief report.

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 簡; 简 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
竹竹zhú
Sound part声符shēngfú
間
閒xián簡jiǎn
Same sound today

In the traditional form 簡, 竹 (bamboo) is paired with 間 (also written 閒) as a sound part; the simplified 简 is a later shorthand.

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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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