How to say “report for duty” in Chinese
report for duty, check in
“Report for duty” in Chinese is 报到, bào dào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
报到 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
On the left, 扌 “hand”.
On the right, 刂 “knife”, dāo, hints at the sound.
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 “报到”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 报到. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 新同学九月一号来学校报到。xīntóngxuéjiǔyuèyīhàoláixuéxiàobàodàoNew students arrive at the university on September 1.
- 到了学校要先去报到dàolexuéxiào,yàoxiānqùbàodàoWhen you get to the university, you first have to check in.
More words from the lesson “Campus and dorm”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “report for duty” in Chinese?
“Report for duty” in Chinese is 报到, pinyin bàodào.
What does 报到 mean?
报到 (bàodào) means “report for duty, check in”.
How do you write 报到?
报到 is 2 characters: 报 (bào) — report; newspaper; 到 (dào) — arrive. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 报到?
报到 is read bàodào. Tones: bào — fourth tone, dào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“report for duty” in the lesson “Campus and dorm”
This word is from the topic “Studying and student life” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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