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通报 (tōng bào) — (verb) to inform officially, to notify, to report (upward or downward); (noun) official circular, bulletin; (scientific) journal

Definition

通报 is a formal, official notice (noun) or act of informing (verb) — more authoritative than 通知 and implies a written circular or upward report. Contrast with 报告 (a talk or speech) and 通告 (a public announcement).

verb
to inform officiallyto notifyto report (upward or downward)
noun
official circularbulletin(scientific) journal
Measure word · 份

Examples

  • 通报。
    Shàng jí yǐ jīng shū miàn tōng bào le zhè cì shì jiàn de chǔ lǐ jié guǒ.
    The higher-ups have officially notified the results of this incident in writing.
  • 通报。
    Zhè fèn tōng bào bì xū fā dào gè gè bù mén.
    This bulletin must be sent to all departments.
  • 通报。
    Tā zài kē xué tōng bào shàng fā biǎo le yì piān lùn wén.
    He published a paper in a scientific journal.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

通tōngconvey
报bàoreport

通 and 报 both carry the idea of conveying information, so together they mean to notify or an official notice.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuò
Sound part声符shēngfú
甬
甬yǒng通tōng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

通 pairs 辶, a part associated with movement, with 甬, which gives the sound.

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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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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Communication & SpeechMedia & News

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