Today’s word of the day is 报 (bào) which means ‘to report’. Let’s practice by making different words, phrases, and sentences with 报 (bào).
报名 (bào míng) To sign up
The first word is 报名 (bào míng) which is a noun that means ‘to sign up’. Let’s look at each character of this word, 报 means ‘to report’ and 名 (míng) means ‘name’. A way of using it in a sentence is 你可以在网上报名。(Nǐ kěyǐ zài wǎngshàng bàomíng.) You can sign up online.
报销 (bào xiāo). To reimburse
Another word we can create with 报 (bào) is 报销 (bào xiāo). This means ‘to reimburse’. Let’s again look at each character of this word, 报 means ‘to report’ and 销means ‘spend’, so it literally means ‘to report spend’. A way of using it in a sentence is 凡是正规发票都可以报销。(Fánshì zhèngguī fāpiào dōu kěyǐ bàoxiāo.) All formal invoices can be reimbursed.
报纸 (bào zhǐ) Newspaper
Finally, we can create the word 报纸 (bào zhǐ) which is a noun that means newspaper. The 纸here means paper. A way of using it in a sentence is 你还看报纸吗？ (Nǐ hái kàn bàozhǐ ma?) Do you still read the newspaper?