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    Using 报 (bào) to express "report"

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    报

    Explanation

    The character 报 (bào) means "report" or "news" and appears in many compound words. As a noun, it can mean "newspaper" (报纸) or "report" (报告). It is one of the most versatile characters related to information and communication in Chinese.

    Examples

    • 你看了今天的报吗？

      Nǐ kàn le jīntiān de bào ma?

      Did you read today's newspaper?

    • 这份报上登了一篇有意思的文章。

      Zhè fèn bào shàng dēng le yī piān yǒu yìsi de wénzhāng.

      This newspaper published an interesting article.

    • 他每天早上都要看报。

      Tā měitiān zǎoshang dōu yào kàn bào.

      He reads the newspaper every morning.

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