报到
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
报到 (bàodào) · to register
报到 (bàodào) means “to register; to report for duty”. It is written with 2 characters: 报 (newspaper) + 到 (to arrive). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 报到 is built
The characters
报 bào · newspaper
What 报 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 卩jié — seal
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
Origin hint: A hand 扌 cuffing 又 a criminal 卩, representing sentencing (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
到 dào · to arrive
What 到 is made of
- 至zhì — reach
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 至 gives the meaning, 刂 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
新生明天来学校报到。Xīnshēng míngtiān lái xuéxiào bàodào.New students register at school tomorrow.
你去公司报到了吗？Nǐ qù gōngsī bàodào le ma?Did you report for duty at the company?
Questions about 报到
What does 报到 mean?
报到 (bàodào) means “to register; to report for duty”.
How do you pronounce 报到?
报到 is pronounced bàodào.
Which HSK level is 报到?
报到 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 报名bàomíngto sign up
- 报纸bàozhǐnewspaper
- 日报rìbàodaily newspaper
- 晚报wǎnbàoevening newspaper
- 报道bàodàoto report (news)
- 报告bàogàoreport
- 预报yùbàoforecast
- 汇报huìbàoto report
- 报社bàoshènewspaper office
- 报仇bàochóuto take revenge
Learn 报到 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 25: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.