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报到

bào dào · bao dao

Traditional 報到

HSK 3Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to report for duty
  2. to check in
  3. to register
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First day at work

  1. Leon

    我(wǒ)明天(míngtiān)去(qù)公司(gōngsī)报到(bàodào)，有点(yǒudiǎn)紧张(jǐnzhāng)。

    I start at the company tomorrow. I am a bit nervous.

  2. Liangliang

    几点(jǐdiǎn)报到(bàodào)？

    What time do you report?

  3. Leon

    九点(jiǔdiǎn)。

    Nine o'clock.

  4. Dengdeng

    路上(lùshang)要(yào)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)，你(nǐ)要(yào)早点(zǎodiǎn)出门(chūmén)。

    It takes an hour to get there. Leave early.

  5. Leon

    我(wǒ)设(shè)了(le)三个(sāngè)闹钟(nàozhōng)。

    I set three alarms.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，报到(bàodào)那天(nàtiān)，可(kě)别(bié)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)。

    Good. On report day, do not oversleep.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

新(xīn)生(shēng)明(míng)天(tiān)早(zǎo)上(shang)八(bā)点(diǎn)去(qù)学(xué)校(xiào)报(bào)到(dào)。

The new students will go to the school to register at eight tomorrow morning.

02

他(tā)一(yí)下(xià)火(huǒ)车(chē)就(jiù)赶(gǎn)去(qù)公(gōng)司(sī)报(bào)到(dào)。

As soon as he got off the train, he hurried to the company to report for duty.

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报
bào

to announce; to inform

到
dào

to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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