Definition
看报 is a verb-object separable compound (离合词) meaning 'to read a newspaper'. The verb 看 and the object 报 can be split when you need to insert a measure word, duration, or time expression: 看了一次报 ('read the newspaper once'), 看了半个小时报 ('read the newspaper for half an hour'). Note that the source pinyin lists kān, but the standard reading is kàn.
v.o.
to read a newspaper (a verb-object compound)
Examples
- 。Tā zhèngzài fángjiān lǐ kān kān.He is reading a newspaper in the room.
- 。Wǒ zǎoshang kàn le yíhuìr bào cái chūmén.I read the newspaper for a while in the morning before going out.
- 。Fùqīn xǐhuan yìbiān hē chá yìbiān kān kān.My father likes to read the newspaper while drinking tea.
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