报销
Old HSK 6
报销 (bàoxiāo) · to claim reimbursement
报销 (bàoxiāo) means “to claim reimbursement; to write off”. It is written with 2 characters: 报 (newspaper) + 销 (to fuse). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 报销 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)
销 xiāo · to fuse
What 销 is made of
- 钅jīn — metal
- 肖xiào — to resemble
- ⺌ — structural part
- ⺼ — meat
Origin hint: 钅 gives the meaning, 肖 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
出差的车费可以报销。Chūchāi de chēfèi kěyǐ bàoxiāo.Travel costs on business trips can be reimbursed.
请把发票给我，我去报销。Qǐng bǎ fāpiào gěi wǒ, wǒ qù bàoxiāo.Give me the receipt and I'll claim the money back.
Questions about 报销
What does 报销 mean?
报销 (bàoxiāo) means “to claim reimbursement; to write off”.
How do you pronounce 报销?
报销 is pronounced bàoxiāo.
Which HSK level is 报销?
报销 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 报名bàomíngto sign up
- 报纸bàozhǐnewspaper
- 日报rìbàodaily newspaper
- 晚报wǎnbàoevening newspaper
- 报到bàodàoto register
- 报道bàodàoto report (news)
- 报告bàogàoreport
- 预报yùbàoforecast
- 汇报huìbàoto report
- 报社bàoshènewspaper office
Learn 报销 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 7: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.