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[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. |
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報紙
bou3 zi2 = newspaper
報導
bou3 dou6 = to report; a report
報數
bou3 sou3 = count off!
惡有惡報
ok3 jau5 ok3 bou3 = evil will be repaid with evil; evil has its own retribution
小報
siu2 bou3 = tabloid
報告
bou3 gou3 = to report
報警
bou3 ging2 = report to the police
報道
bou3 dou6 = to report (news); news story
海報
hoi2 bou3 = poster
報仇
bou3 sau4 = revengeSee all 214 compounds (CantoDict reports 225 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 11 examples containing 報
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.
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]
打探商業情報﹐先至係佢參加旅行團嘅真正目的。 粵
Spying out business secrets is the true purpose of his joining the tour. [先至係 (to be really) is always used for emphasis.] |
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Unicode code for this character: U+5831 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 報
Unicode code for this character: U+5831 (off-site link)
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