报告

• Pinyin: bào gào
• Hanzi breakdown: 报 = simplified from 報, meaning to report; 告 = 牛 (ox) + 口 (mouth), meaning to tell

Meaning

Report; to report; to give a presentation. A formal account of findings, events, or plans.

Used in academic, business, and official contexts. As a noun, it can be a written report or an oral presentation. As a verb, it means to formally present information. 工作报告 (work report), 研究报告 (research report) are common collocations.

Examples

1. 老师让我们下周交一份读书报告。 The teacher asked us to submit a book report next week.
2. 经理正在会议室做工作报告。 The manager is giving a work report in the meeting room.
3. 请把这个情况报告给领导。 Please report this situation to the leadership.

Usage Guide

Context: work, academic, official

Tone: formal

Do Say

• 我已经写完了调查报告。(I have already finished the investigation report.)
• 请向上级报告这件事。(Please report this matter to your superior.)

Don't Say

• 我给朋友写报告 (Don't use 报告 for casual messages to friends — it's for formal reports. Use 写信 or 发消息 instead)

Origin & History

Compound of 报 (to report) and 告 (to tell, announce), together meaning to formally communicate information.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal