How to say “sign up” in Chinese
sign up, register
“Sign up” in Chinese is 报名, bào míng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
报名 is read bào míng: 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”.
夕 “evening” and 口 “mouth”: in the dark you say your name aloud.
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 “报名”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 报名. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 明天是报名的最后一天míngtiānshìbàomíngdezuìhòuyìtiānTomorrow is the last day to sign up.
- 既然报名了，就好好准备吧。jìránbàomíngle,jiùhǎohǎozhǔnbèibaSince you've signed up, prepare properly.
- 你报名了吗nǐbàomínglemaHave you signed up?
- 很多大学生报名当志愿者hěnduōdàxuéshēngbàomíngdāngzhìyuànzhěMany college students sign up as volunteers.
- 报名可以打电话或是发邮件bàomíngkěyǐdǎdiànhuàhuòshìfāyóujiànYou can sign up by phone or by email.
- 报名明天截止bàomíngmíngtiānjiézhǐRegistration closes tomorrow.
More words from the lesson “The gaokao and your major”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “sign up” in Chinese?
“Sign up” in Chinese is 报名, pinyin bàomíng.
What does 报名 mean?
报名 (bàomíng) means “sign up, register”.
How do you write 报名?
报名 is 2 characters: 报 (bào) — report; newspaper; 名 (míng) — name. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 报名?
报名 is read bàomíng. Tones: bào — fourth tone, míng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“sign up” in the lesson “The gaokao and your major”
This word is from the topic “University and goals” of HSK 4. 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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