Chinese word

报失

Pronunciation

Pinyinbào shī

Meaning

  • verbreport something missing

Example

手机丢了，我去派出所报失。shǒu jī diū le wǒ qù pài chū suǒ bào shī

I lost my phone, so I am going to the police station to report it missing.

Illustration for 报失 (report something missing)

More examples

昨天在商场丢了卡，我到银行柜台报失。zuó tiān zài shāng chǎng diū le kǎ wǒ dào yín háng guì tái bào shī

Yesterday I lost my card at the mall, so I reported it missing at the bank counter.

Core concept

It turns a lost item into an official case for searching, blocking, or replacement.

Common phrases

  • 报失银行卡bào shī yín háng kǎ

    report a lost bank card

  • 报失护照bào shī hù zhào

    report a lost passport

  • 向银行报失xiàng yín háng bào shī

    report it missing to the bank

Similar words

挂失guà shī: Contact a bank or service company to stop a lost card or SIM from being used.
报案bào àn: Tell the police about a loss or other incident so it can be officially recorded and investigated.
补办bǔ bàn: Complete the process of getting a new document or card to replace one that was lost.
丢失diū shī: Lose or misplace an object so that it is no longer in one's possession.

Definition in Chinese

向有关单位、派出所或服务机构报告已丢失的物品或证件，以便形成正式记录并启动查找、挂失或补办等后续处理。xiàng yǒu guān dān wèi pài chū suǒ huò fú wù jī gòu bào gào yǐ diū shī de wù pǐn huò zhèng jiàn yǐ biàn xíng chéng zhèng shì jì lù bìng qǐ dòng chá zhǎo guà shī huò bǔ bàn děng hòu xù chú lǐ

Word origin

报 (bào, "report") + 失 (shī, "loss") forms a verb for reporting that something has been lost to an organization that can record it and take follow-up action.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese, the lost item can come after this verb, while the receiving office is often introduced with 向 (xiàng, "toward") or 到 (dào, "to"), separating the thing reported from the place handling it.

Other meanings

  • reportverb

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