Chinese word

播报

Pronunciation

Pinyinbō bào

Meaning

  • verbbroadcast

Example

广播电台正在播报交通信息。guǎng bō diàn tái zhèng zài bō bào jiāo tōng xìn xī

The radio station is broadcasting traffic information.

Illustration for 播报 (broadcast)

More examples

电台正在播报最新新闻。diàn tái zhèng zài bō bào zuì xīn xīn wén

The radio station is broadcasting the latest news.

Core concept

Information moves outward in a public stream, reaching many listeners or readers at once.

Common phrases

  • 播报新闻bō bào xīn wén

    broadcast the news

  • 播报天气bō bào tiān qì

    broadcast the weather

Similar words

报道bào dào: Gather and summarize facts or events for news reports in newspapers or on television.
广播guǎng bō: Spread sounds or programs widely by radio, television, or the internet.
发布fā bù: Make information or results public through an official document or notice.
通报tōng bào: Give a brief notice about an accident or situation to the people concerned.

Definition in Chinese

用声音或文字把新闻、通知等向广大听众或受众公布。yòng shēng yīn huò wén zì bǎ xīn wén tōng zhī děng xiàng guǎng dà tīng zhòng huò shòu zhòng gōng bù

Word origin

播报 (bōbào, "broadcast") combines 播 (bō, "scatter") + 报 (bào, "report"), suggesting information sent out widely as a report.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this verb often presents traffic, weather, news, or public notices to an audience rather than conveying a private message.

Other meanings

  • reportverb
  • announceverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 播报员bō bào yuánannouncernoun
  • 播报室bō bào shìbroadcast roomnoun

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