How to say “report” in Chinese

报告
bàogào

report; report to

verb · HSK 5 · topic “Work”

“Report” in Chinese is 报告, bào gào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

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

bào — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
gào — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

报
bào — report; newspaper

On the left, 扌 “hand”.

告
gào — inform

At the bottom, 口 “mouth”.

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 “报告”.

Examples

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

  • 这份报告什么时候能写好?zhèfènbàogàoshénmeshíhounéngxiěhǎoWhen will this report be ready?
  • 他的报告写得很全面tādebàogàoxiědehěnquánmiànHis report covers every side of the matter.
  • 他昨天在办公室认真地看了报告。tāzuótiānzàibàngōngshìrènzhēndekànlebàogàoYesterday he carefully read the report in the office.
  • 经理正在写年度工作报告。jīnglǐzhèngzàixiěniándùgōngzuòbàogàoThe manager is writing the annual work report.
  • 王教授在研讨会2上做了报告WángjiàoshòuzàiyántǎohuìshangzuòlebàogàoProfessor Wang gave a talk at the seminar.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “report” in Chinese?

“Report” in Chinese is 报告, pinyin bàogào.

What does 报告 mean?

报告 (bàogào) means “report; report to”.

How do you write 报告?

报告 is 2 characters: 报 (bào) — report; newspaper; 告 (gào) — inform. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 报告?

报告 is read bàogào. Tones: bào — fourth tone, gào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“report” in the lesson “Working efficiently”

This word is from the topic “Work” 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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