报到 (bào dào) — to report (for duty); to check in; to register

Definition

报到 (bào dào) means to report your arrival at a school, workplace, or event to begin a procedure. It is different from 报道 (bào dào, to report news) and 打卡 (dǎ kǎ, to clock in/out at work or check in on social media). 报到 focuses on registering your presence, while 报 (bào) is a broader verb used in compounds like 报名 (sign up).

verb

to report (for duty)to check into register

Easily confused

报道bào dàosound-alike(verb) to report (news); to cover

Examples

报到。
Míngtiān yìzǎo qù gōngsī bào dào.
I'll go to the company to report first thing tomorrow.
报到？
Nǐ dào xuéxiào bào dào le ma?
Have you checked in at the school?
。
Tā bào wán dào jiù zǒu le.
He finished checking in and left.

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