How to say “news report” in Chinese

“News report” in Chinese is 报道, bào dào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

报道 is read bào dào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

How to write it

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “报道”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 报道. Tap the sound icon to listen.

• 很多媒体都报道了这件事。hěnduōméitǐdōubàodàolezhèjiànshìMany media outlets reported on this.
• 据媒体报道，比赛将在下个月举行。jùméitǐbàodào,bǐsàijiāngzàixiàgeyuèjǔxíngAccording to the media, the competition will take place next month.
• 据当地媒体报道比赛已经结束了jùdāngdìméitǐbàodào,bǐsàiyǐjīngjiéshùleAccording to local media, the competition is already over.
• 记者在现场进行报道jìzhězàixiànchǎngjìnxíngbàodàoThe journalist is reporting from the scene.
• 据报道，中外学生昨天在大学热情地迎接了欧洲代表团。jùbàodào,zhōngwàixuéshengzuótiānzàidàxuérèqíngdeyíngjiēleŌuzhōudàibiǎotuánReportedly, yesterday Chinese and international students gave a warm welcome to a European delegation at the university.
• 这篇报道为什么引发了这么多讨论？zhèpiānbàodàowèishénmeyǐnfālezhèmeduōtǎolùnWhy did this report spark so much discussion?

More words from the lesson “News and the media”

• 媒体 media
• 标题 headline
• 采访 interview
• 现场 scene
• 在场 be present
• 事件 event

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