看报 (kān) — to read a newspaper (a verb-object compound)

Definition

A verb-object compound meaning 'to read a newspaper,' formed from 看 + 报. 报纸 (the common word for 'newspaper') is far more frequent in modern Chinese; 看报 sounds more dated and literary.

verb
to read a newspaper (a verb-object compound)

Examples

  • Tā zhèng zài fáng jiān lǐ kàn bào.
    He is reading a newspaper in the room.
  • Wǒ zǎo shàng kàn le yí huì r bào cái chū mén.
    I read the newspaper for a while in the morning before going out.
  • Fù qīn xǐ huan yì biān hē chá yì biān kàn bào.
    My father likes to read the newspaper while drinking tea.

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