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日报 (rì bào) — daily newspaper

Definition

noun
daily newspaper
Measure word · 份

Examples

  • 日报。
    Wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu kàn rì bào.
    I read the daily newspaper every morning.
  • 日报。
    Zhè fèn rì bào de bào dào fēi cháng xiáng xì.
    This newspaper's report is very detailed.
  • 日报。
    Tā dìng le yí fèn yīng wén rì bào.
    He subscribed to an English-language daily newspaper.

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.

日rìday
报bàonewspaper

The meanings of 日 (day) and 报 (newspaper) combine to name a newspaper issued for each day.

Characters in this word

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

日 originally drew the sun. A mark was added inside to tell it apart from similar square shapes.

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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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