大报 (dà bào) — major newspaper (esp. one with national circulation or influence)

Definition

大报 (dàbào) refers to a major, nationally circulated newspaper — typically a prestigious broadsheet, not a small local paper. Often paired with 媒体 to mean 'major media' in formal/journalistic writing.

noun
major newspaper (esp. one with national circulation or influence)
Measure word · 份

Examples

  • 大报。
    Zhè jiā dà bào de bào dào fēi cháng shēn rù.
    This major newspaper's reporting is very in-depth.
  • 大报。
    Tā měi tiān zǎo chén dōu yào dú sān fèn dà bào.
    He reads three major newspapers every morning.
  • 大报。
    Nà wèi zhuān lán zuò jiā wèi duō jiā dà bào zhuàn gǎo.
    That columnist writes for several major newspapers.

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.

大dàmajor
报bàonewspaper

“大” marks importance or wide reach, and “报” gives the newspaper sense.

Characters in this word

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

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

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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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