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报

bào

HSK 2 Character Traditional 報

What 报 means

1. to report; to inform; to announce
2. to respond; to reply
3. to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for {报名|bào míng})
4. to reward; to recompense
5. to take revenge; to retaliate
6. newspaper
7. periodical; journal
8. bulletin
9. telegram

Example sentences

• 报警！
  Call the police!
• 恶有恶报。
  èyǒu'èbào.
  Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.
• 给我报告。
  Give me the report.
• 报纸在哪儿？
  Where is the newspaper?
• 我们该报警。
  We should call the police.
• 汤姆想报仇。
  Tom wanted revenge.

Words starting with 报

• 报纸bào zhǐnewspaper; newsprint
• 报告bào gàoto inform; to report; to make known
• 报道bào dàoto report (news); report
• 报名bào míngto sign up; to enter one's name; to apply
• 报到bào dàoto report for duty; to check in; to register
• 报复bào fùto make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation
• 报社bào shènewspaper (i.e. a company)
• 报酬bào choureward; remuneration
• 报销bào xiāoto submit an expense account; to apply for reimbursement; to write off
• 报答bào dáto repay; to requite
• 报仇bào chóuto take revenge; to avenge
• 报导bào dǎoto report (in the media); (news) report
• 报考bào kǎoto enter oneself for an examination
• 报刊bào kānnewspapers and periodicals; the press
• 报警bào jǐngto sound an alarm; to report sth to the police
• 报价bào jiàto quote a price; quoted price; quote
• 报上bào shàngin the newspaper
• 报案bào ànto report a case to the authorities
• 报表bào biǎoforms for reporting statistics; report forms
• 报名表bào míng biǎoapplication form; registration form
• 报应bào yìng(Buddhism) divine retribution; karma
• 报告会bào gào huìpublic lecture (with guest speakers etc)
• 报业bào yènewspaper industry
• 报关bào guānto declare at customs

Words containing 报

• 预报yù bàoforecast
• 汇报huì bàoto report; to give an account of; to collect information and report back
• 回报huí bào(in) return; reciprocation; payback
• 情报qíng bàoinformation; intelligence
• 申报shēn bàoto report (to the authorities); to declare (to customs)
• 本报běn bàothis newspaper
• 时报Shí bào"Times" (newspaper, e.g. New York Times)
• 日报rì bàodaily newspaper
• 晚报wǎn bàoevening newspaper; (in a newspaper's name) Evening News
• 举报jǔ bàoto report (malefactors to the police); to denounce
• 人民日报Rén mín Rì bàoPeople's Daily (PRC newspaper)
• 海报hǎi bàoposter; playbill; notice
• 学报xué bàoa scholarly journal; Journal, Bulletin etc
• 通报tōng bàoto inform; to notify; to announce
• 电报diàn bàotelegram; cable; telegraph
• 画报huà bàoillustrated magazine
• 年报nián bàoannual report; annual publication
• 晨报chén bàomorning newspaper; (in a newspaper's name) Morning Post
• 警报jǐng bào(fire) alarm; alert signal; alarm
• 早报zǎo bàomorning newspaper
• 大字报dà zì bàobig-character poster
• 填报tián bàoto fill in and submit (a form)
• 上报shàng bàoto report to one's superiors; to appear in the news; to reply to a letter
• 快报kuài bàobulletin board

Characters that look like 报

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 技jìskill
• 版bǎna register; block of printing; edition
• 拒jùto resist; to repel; to refuse
• 拨bōto push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate
• 披pīto drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll
• 扳bānto pull; to turn (sth) around; to turn around (a situation)

Sounds the same

Read bào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 抱to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug
• 暴sudden; violent; cruel
• 爆to explode; to burst; to stir-fry briefly; to quick-boil
• 曝used in 曝光; Taiwan pr. pù
• 豹leopard; panther
• 刨carpenter's plane; to plane (woodwork); to shave off
• 鲍abalone
• 瀑shower (rain)
• 趵jump; leap
• 菢hatch
• 虣cruel; violent
• 儤on night duty