Chinese word

举报

Pronunciation

Pinyinjǔ bào

Meaning

  • verbreport

Example

我想举报一个诈骗电话。wǒ xiǎng jǔ bào yí gè zhà piàn diàn huà

I want to report a scam call.

Illustration for 举报 (report)

More examples

公司员工向人力资源部门举报了上司的违规行为。gōng sī yuán gōng xiàng rén lì zī yuán bù mén jǔ bào le shàng sī de wéi guī xíng wéi

A company employee reported their supervisor's misconduct to the human resources department.

Core concept

Moves a clue about suspected wrongdoing to an authority that can investigate and act on it.

Common phrases

  • 向警方举报xiàng jǐng fāng jǔ bào

    report to the police

  • 匿名举报nì míng jǔ bào

    make an anonymous report

  • 向纪检部门举报xiàng jì jiǎn bù mén jǔ bào

    report to the disciplinary inspection department

Similar words

报告bào gào: Tell a higher-ranking person or organization about facts or a situation.
投诉tóu sù: Complain about a service or person and request a solution or compensation.
检举jián jǔ: Expose illegal or dishonest conduct to the authorities and seek investigation or punishment.
告发gào fā: Tell the authorities that someone has acted improperly and seek consequences.

Definition in Chinese

向有关机关或平台反映他人的违法、违规或不当行为，提供线索或证据，要求其调查处理。xiàng yǒu guān jī guān huò píng tái fǎn yìng tā rén de wéi fǎ wéi guī huò bú dàng xíng wéi tí gōng xiàn suǒ huò zhèng jù yāo qiú qí diào chá chú lǐ

Word origin

举报 (jǔbào, "report") combines 举 (jǔ, "raise") + 报 (bào, "announce"), suggesting that information is brought before the proper authority for action.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this verb can sound accusatory because it usually marks a claim that someone has broken a rule rather than a neutral account of events.

Other meanings

  • denounceverb
  • inform onverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 举报人jǔ bào rénwhistleblowernoun
  • 举报渠道jǔ bào qú dàoreporting channelnoun

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