Chinese word

晚报

Pronunciation

Pinyinwǎn bào

Meaning

  • nounevening newspaper

Example

你看过今天的晚报吗？nǐ kàn guò jīn tiān de wǎn bào ma

Have you read today's evening newspaper?

Illustration for 晚报 (evening newspaper)

More examples

我每天晚上都看晚报。wǒ měi tiān wǎn shàng dōu kàn wǎn bào

I read the evening newspaper every night.

Core concept

A later newspaper edition that adds fresh reports, columns, and everyday information to the day's news.

Common phrases

  • 晚上看晚报wǎn shàng kàn wǎn bào

    read the evening newspaper at night

  • 买一份晚报mǎi yí fèn wǎn bào

    buy a copy of the evening newspaper

Similar words

报纸bào zhǐ: A printed publication that presents news and information.
新闻xīn wén: News about recent events and information shared by the media.

Definition in Chinese

报纸的一种版次，专门在当天傍晚或夜里发行，多以当日新闻的补述、专栏和生活信息为主。bào zhǐ de yì zhǒng bǎn cì zhuān mén zài dàng tiān bàng wǎn huò yè lǐ fā xíng duō yǐ dāng rì xīn wén de bǔ shù zhuān lán hé shēng huó xìn xī wéi zhǔ

Word origin

晚 (wǎn, "evening") + 报 (bào, "newspaper") names a newspaper edition published in the evening.

Usage tips

  • The time word in this compound refers to publication time, not to news about nighttime, a distinction that helps prevent a common literal misunderstanding.

Other meanings

  • night editionnoun

Opposites

  • 早报zǎo bàomorning newspapernoun

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