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发报 (fā bào) — to transmit messages (by radio, telegraph, etc.)

Definition

Refers specifically to transmitting a message by telegraph or radio — the sender's side of the act, not receiving. Usually used in military, espionage, or historical/technical contexts rather than modern everyday communication.

verb
to transmit messages (by radio, telegraph, etc.)

Examples

  • 发报。
    Tā zài zhàn zhēng shí qī fù zé fā bào.
    He was responsible for sending messages during the war.
  • 。
    Wǒ yé ye nián qīng shí fā guò yí cì bào.
    My grandfather sent a message once when he was young.
  • 。
    Tè wù zài shēn yè fā wán bào jiù xiāo shī le.
    After finishing the transmission late at night, the spy disappeared.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

发fāsend out
报bàotelegram

发 means send out, 报 means telegram or message, so it is sending a message.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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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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