日报

• Pinyin: rì bào
• Hanzi breakdown: 日 = pictograph of the sun, representing a day; 报 = 扌(hand) + 报 (phonetic) — originally meaning to repay, later to report

Meaning

Daily newspaper; daily report. A publication or report issued every day.

Most commonly refers to a daily newspaper, such as 人民日报 (People's Daily) or 北京日报 (Beijing Daily). Can also be used in a business context for daily reports. The word 日 here specifically emphasizes the daily frequency of the publication.

Examples

1. 爷爷每天早上都看日报。 Grandpa reads the daily newspaper every morning.
2. 这份日报已经有五十年的历史了。 This daily newspaper has fifty years of history.
3. 他在日报上看到了一条新闻。 He saw a piece of news in the daily paper.

Usage Guide

Context: news, media, reading

Tone: informational

Do Say

• 你看过今天的日报吗？(Have you read today's daily paper?)
• 这件事上了日报的头版。(This event made the front page of the daily paper.)

Don't Say

• 不要把周刊或月刊叫做日报 (Don't call a weekly or monthly publication 日报 — 日报 specifically means a daily publication; use 周报 for weekly or 月刊 for monthly)

Origin & History

日 (rì, day/daily) + 报 (bào, newspaper/report). A compound meaning a report or newspaper that comes out daily.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal