Definition
登报 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to publish or announce in a newspaper'. The verb 登 and the noun 报 can be split by inserting aspect markers (了, 过), measure words (次), or other modifiers between them — for example, 登过一次报 ('published in the newspaper once'). This structure is common for verb-object compounds in Chinese.
v.o.
to publish (something) in a newspaperto make an announcement in the newspaper
Examples
- 登报。Tā zhǔnbèi míngtiān dēng bào xúnrén qǐshì.He plans to publish a missing person notice in the newspaper tomorrow.
- ，。Tā dēng guò yí cì bào, xúnzhǎo zǒushī de māo.He once published an ad in the newspaper looking for his lost cat.
- 登报。Gōngsī juédìng xiàzhōu dēng bào zhāopìn xìnxī.The company decided to publish recruitment information in the newspaper next week.
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