報 (bou3 | bao4) : repay; recompense; reward

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報

bou3

bao4

[1] [v] repay; recompense [2] [n] reward; retribution [3] [v] report; announce; [n] report [4] [n] newspaper; periodical; journal

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 土 (#32)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

報 / 报

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Jul 2009 13:22

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報紙 bou3 zi2 bao4 zhi3 = newspaper

報導 bou3 dou6 = to report; a report

小報 siu2 bou3 xiao3 bao4 = tabloid

報告 bou3 gou3 bao4 gao4 = to report

報警 bou3 ging2 bao4 jing3 = report to the police

報道 bou3 dou6 bao4 dao4 = to report (news); news story

海報 hoi2 bou3 hai3 bao4 = poster

報仇 bou3 sau4 bao4 chou2 = revenge

報名 bou3 meng2 bao4 ming2 = to register

恩將仇報 jan1 zoeng1 sau4 bou3 en1 jiang1 chou2 bao4 = ungrateful
See all 202 compounds (CantoDict reports 212 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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份報紙喺盒入便粵
The newspaper is in the box.
[Lit. the newspaper at box inside]

份報紙喺盒上便粵
The newspaper is on top of the box.
[Lit. [counter] newspaper at box top]

今日報紙我擸過吓粵
I have a quick glance at today's newspaper.

我哋幾個夾手夾腳，好快就做完份報告書粵
We will be able to complete the report very soon with everyone's help and cooperation.

自從新聞報道話椰子又好又盛，呢一帶食肆都趁「食住条水」推出各種各樣同椰子有關嘅小食粵
Ever since the news reported that coconuts were good and all, the entire stretch of eateries here took the opportunity to serve snacks made from coconuts.

或者呢個係佢褻瀆神明應得嘅報應粵
This probably is the punishment he gets for blaspheming against the deities.

請你幫我買幾份報紙，南華、星島、明報各一份。
Please buy some newspapers for me, South China (Morning Post), Sing Tao (Daily) and Ming Pao (Daily), one each.

首先係一般情報粵
First of all, we have some (new) information.
[Lit. first is one [counter] piece-of-intelligence]

不過大部分都只係冇用嘅情報粵
Most of the reports are useless though.
[Lit. however most also simply are no use [possessive particle] piece-of-intelligence]

跟住個報廢及消帳手續去做就啱㗎喇粵
Follow the condemnation and write-off procedures and you can't go wrong.

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