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报名

bào míng · bao ming

Traditional 報名

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to sign up
  2. to enter one's name
  3. to apply
  4. to register
  5. to enroll
  6. to enlist
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Swimming class

  1. Dengdeng

    学校(xuéxiào)有(yǒu)游泳班(yóuyǒngbān)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)报名(bàomíng)。

    The school has a swimming class. I want to sign up.

  2. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)报名(bàomíng)，还(hái)有(yǒu)位子(wèizi)吗(ma)？

    Are there still places if we sign up now?

  3. Dengdeng

    老师(lǎoshī)说(shuō)明天(míngtiān)以后(yǐhòu)不能(bùnéng)报名(bàomíng)了(le)。

    The teacher says no more sign-ups after tomorrow.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)去(qù)，一起(yīqǐ)报名(bàomíng)！

    Then let's go now and sign up together!

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！哎(āi)，你(nǐ)会(huì)游泳(yóuyǒng)吗(ma)？

    Okay! Hey, can you swim?

  6. Liangliang

    不会(bùhuì)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)才(cái)报名(bàomíng)啊(a)。

    No, that is why I am signing up.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

您(nín)需(xū)要(yào)带(dài)两(liǎng)张(zhāng)本(běn)人(rén)的(de)白(bái)底(dǐ)报(bào)名(míng)照(zhào)。

You will need to bring two passport-sized photos of yourself taken with a white background.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)怎(zěn)样(yàng)报(bào)名(míng)参(cān)加(jiā)呢(ne)？

How do I sign up?

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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报
bào

to announce; to inform

名
míng

name; noun (part of speech)

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