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报道

bào dào · bao dao

Traditional 報道

HSK 3Old HSK 4Measure words: 篇 piān, 份 fèn

Meaning

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  1. to report (news)
  2. report
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Run to work

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)今天(jīntiān)的(de)报道(bàodào)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, did you see today's news report?

  2. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)报道(bàodào)？

    What report?

  3. Liangliang

    报道(bàodào)说(shuō)有人(yǒurén)跑步(pǎobù)去(qù)上班(shàngbān)，比(bǐ)地铁(dìtiě)还(hái)快(kuài)。

    The report says someone ran to work, faster than the subway.

  4. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)？报道(bàodào)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)他的(tāde)照片(zhàopiàn)吗(ma)？

    Really? Is there a photo of him in the report?

  5. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)，他(tā)穿着(chuānzhe)西装(xīzhuāng)，还(hái)带着(dàizhe)早饭(zǎofàn)。

    Yes, he's in a suit and carrying breakfast.

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)被(bèi)报道(bàodào)，明天(míngtiān)我(wǒ)跑步(pǎobù)去(qù)上班(shàngbān)！

    I want to be in the news too. Tomorrow I'll run to work!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)写(xiě)了(le)篇(piān)非(fēi)常(cháng)有(yǒu)深(shēn)度(dù)的(de)报(bào)道(dào)。

Tom wrote a very profound report.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jiangche · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)觉(jué)得(de)必(bì)须(xū)报(bào)道(dào)这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)。

He felt compelled to report the incident.

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

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报
bào

to announce; to inform

道
dào

road; path; (bound form) way; reason; principle

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