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報
简 报 · 繁 報Mandarin · pinyin bào
Meanings
- to report; to inform; to announce
- to respond; to reply
- to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名 bào míng)
- to reward; to recompense
- to take revenge; to retaliate
- newspaper
- periodical; journal
- bulletin
- telegram
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4 · bao4
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bou3
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to judge
- to avenge; to take revenge
- to repay; to requite; to recompense
- divine retribution; karma; nemesis
- to announce; to inform; to report; to tell
- report; information
- newspaper (Classifier: 份 m; 張／张 m)
- bulletin; newsletter; report
- journal; periodical
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 電報／电报 (diànbào, “telegram”)
- (Internet slang, cute-sounding) contraction of 不好 (“not; poor”)
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