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Chinese word
报道
Pronunciation
Pinyinbào dào
Meaning
- verbreport
Example
电视台正在报道今晚的新闻。diàn shì tái zhèng zài bào dào jīn wǎn de xīn wén
The TV station is reporting tonight's news.
More examples
多家媒体都报道了此事的经过。duō jiā méi tǐ dōu bào dào le cǐ shì de jīng guò
Several media outlets all reported the details of what happened in this case.
Core concept
Public information moves outward through a news channel, with facts presented for a broad audience.
Common phrases
媒体报道méi tǐ bào dào
media reporting
记者报道jì zhě bào dào
reporting by a reporter
报道现场bào dào xiàn chǎng
on-site reporting
Similar words
报导bào dǎo: Describe events in written or broadcast news for the public.
报告bào gào: Formally report events or results to people responsible for them.
发布fā bù: Release information or a statement through an official announcement.
Definition in Chinese
通过报刊、广播、电视或网络向公众传递事实、消息并进行陈述的行为或过程。tōng guò bào kān guǎng bō diàn shì huò wǎng luò xiàng gōng zhòng chuán dì shì shí xiāo xī bìng jìn xíng chén shù de xíng wéi huò guò chéng
Word origin
报道 (bàodào, "report") is built from 报 (bào, "announce") and 道 (dào, "state"), so its form links announcing news with giving an account of it.
Usage tips
- In Chinese media language, this verb points to news organizations presenting events, so it is less natural for a private message between two people.