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报告 (bào gào) — to report; to inform; report; speech; talk; lecture

Definition

报告 works both as a verb ('to report, to inform' — often work or results) and as a noun ('report, talk'). 讲座 is a noun only for a lecture; 报道 focuses on news reporting. 汇报 is a more formal synonym for reporting upward on work.

to reportto informreportspeechtalklecture
Measure word · 篇, 份, 个, 通

Examples

  • 报告。
    Tā zhèng zài xiàng lǎo shī bào gào shí yàn jié guǒ.
    He is reporting the experimental results to the teacher.
  • 报告。
    Qǐng míng tiān bào gào nǐ de gōng zuò jìn zhǎn.
    Please report your work progress tomorrow.
  • 报告。
    Wǒ dú le yì piān guān yú huán jìng de bào gào.
    I read a report about the environment.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

报bàoreport
告gàotell

报 and 告 both mean to tell or convey, so together they refer to a report or the act of reporting.

Characters in this word

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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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The origin is unclear: one theory sees 告 as 壴 (a decorated drum) above 口 (an open mouth), while another sees a tongue sticking out of 口.

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