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报道
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5

报道 (bàodào) · to report (news)

报道 (bàodào) means “to report (news); news report”. It is written with 2 characters: 报 (newspaper) + 道 (road). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.

How 报道 is built

The characters

报 bào · newspaper

What 报 is made of

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)

道 dào · road

What 道 is made of

Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 首 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

报纸报道了这件事。Bàozhǐ bàodào le zhè jiàn shì.The newspaper reported on this matter.
你看了这篇报道吗?Nǐ kàn le zhè piān bàodào ma?Did you read this report?

Questions about 报道

What does 报道 mean?

报道 (bàodào) means “to report (news); news report”.

How do you pronounce 报道?

报道 is pronounced bàodào.

Which HSK level is 报道?

报道 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.

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Learn 报道 with its group

It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 26: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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