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申报 (shēn bào) — to report (to the authorities); to declare (to customs)

Definition

Used for formal, written reporting or declaring — typically to an authority (customs, tax, a company). Unlike 声明 or 宣告, which are public statements, 申报 is filed TO an official body.

verb
to report (to the authorities)to declare (to customs)

Examples

  • 申报。
    Tā bì xū xiàng gōng sī shēn bào zì jǐ de shōu rù.
    He must report his income to the company.
  • 申报。
    Zhè xiē wù pǐn xū yào zài hǎi guān shēn bào.
    These items need to be declared at customs.
  • 申报。
    Tā shēn bào le yí gè xīn de yán jiū xiàng mù.
    She reported a new research project.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

申shēndeclare
报bàoreport

申 (declare) and 报 (report) combine to mean making a formal report.

Characters in this word

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

The shape comes from a picture of a bolt of lightning. It was the original character for lightning and spirit.

Open 申 →

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.

Open 报 →
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