报到

• 拼音: bào dào
• 汉字拆解: 报 = simplified from 報, meaning to report; 到 = 至 (arrive) + 刂 (knife), meaning to reach

含义

To report for duty; to register; to check in. The act of officially presenting oneself at a designated place.

Used when arriving at a new school, starting a new job, or registering at an event. Implies an official sign-in process. 新生报到 (new student registration) is a common phrase at Chinese universities.

例句

1. 新生九月一号到学校报到。
2. 他明天去新公司报到。
3. 参加会议的人请先在门口报到。

用法指南

语境: school, work, events

语气: formal

正确说法

• 请在八点之前到办公室报到。(Please report to the office before eight o'clock.)
• 新员工下周一报到。(New employees report on Monday.)

错误说法

• 我去超市报到 (Don't use 报到 for casual visits to places — it implies official registration. Just say 我去超市)

起源与历史

Compound of 报 (to report) and 到 (to arrive), meaning to report one's arrival.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal