报

• 拼音: bào
• 汉字拆解: 报 = simplified from 報; 扌(hand) + 卩 (person kneeling) + 又 (hand), originally meaning to repay

含义

Newspaper; report. A publication containing news and articles.

Short for 报纸 (newspaper). Also used in compounds: 日报 (daily newspaper), 晚报 (evening paper), 报名 (to sign up), 报告 (report). As a verb (separate meaning), it can mean to report or announce.

例句

1. 爷爷每天早上都要看报。
2. 今天的报上有一条很重要的新闻。
3. 他在网上看报比看纸质的多。

用法指南

语境: media, reading, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你今天看报了吗？(Did you read the newspaper today?)
• 这份报上的文章写得很好。(The article in this newspaper is well written.)

错误说法

• 给我一个报 (Don't use 个 as the measure word — use 份 for newspapers: 一份报 or 一份报纸)

起源与历史

Simplified from 報. Originally meant to repay or respond, later extended to mean to report or announce, and then to a newspaper.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal