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邮报 (yóu bào) — newspaper (usually part of a newspaper title, e.g., Washington Post, New York Post)

Definition

noun
newspaper (usually part of a newspaper title, e.g., Washington Post, New York Post)
Measure word · 份

Examples

  • 《邮报》。
    Wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu dú 《huá shèng dùn yóu bào》.
    I read the Washington Post every morning.
  • 《邮报》。
    《Niǔ yuē yóu bào》 shì yí fèn hěn yǒu yǐng xiǎng lì de bào zhǐ.
    The New York Post is a very influential newspaper.
  • 《邮报》。
    Tā zài 《měi rì yóu bào》 dāng le èr shí nián biān jí.
    He worked as an editor at the Daily Post for twenty years.

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.

邮yóumail
报bàonewspaper

邮 (mail) and 报 (newspaper) combine as a post-related newspaper title.

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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 郵; 邮 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 郵 pairs 垂 (“far, remote”) with 邑 (“city”) to show a relay station; the simplified 邮 is a later shorthand.

Open 邮 →

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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