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报名 (bào míng) English Meaning
- to sign up
- to enter one’s name
- to apply
- to register
- to enroll
- to enlist
Traditional Characters: 報名
报 forms words in:
HSK 2, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
名 forms words in:
HSK 1, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
Sample Sentences
- 我怎样报名参加呢?
Wǒ zěnyàng bàomíng cānjiā ne?
How do I sign up? - 由于找不到工作,许我男人都报名参了军。
Yóuyú zhǎo bù dào gōngzuò, xǔ wǒ nánrén dōu bàomíng cānle jūn.
Many men sign up for the army because they can not get ordinary jobs. - 他几次报名应征,但都不合标准,先是由于年纪太小,而后又由于长得太瘦。
Tā jǐ cì bàomíng yìngzhēng, dàn dōu bùhé biāozhǔn, xiānshi yóuyú niánjì tài xiǎo, érhòu yòu yóuyú zhǎng dé tài shòu.
He tried several times to enlist, but first he was too young, then too thin, to make the grade. - 我已报名参加跳高比赛。
Wǒ yǐ bàomíng cānjiā tiàogāo bǐsài.
I’ve entered for the high jump.
Stroke Order & Character Components
报 (bào): to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge; CL:份(fèn), 張|张(zhāng)
- 扌 (shou): hand
- 卩 (jié): seal
- 又 (yòu): still / hand
名 (míng): name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people
- 夕 (xī): evening
- 口 (kǒu): mouth
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 报
HSK 2 Word List
- 报纸(bào zhǐ): newspaper; newsprint; CL: 份(fèn), 期(qī), 张(zhāng)
HSK 4 Word List
- 报名(bào míng): to sign up; to enter one’s name; to apply; to register; to enroll; to enlist
HSK 5 Word List
- 报到(bào dào): to check in; to report for duty; to register
- 报道(bào dào): report; to report (new); CL: 篇(piān), 份(fèn)
- 报告(bào gào): to inform; report; make known; speech; talk; lecture; CL: 篇(piān),份(fèn),個|个(gè),通(tòng)
- 报社(bào shè): general office of a newspaper; newspaper office; CL:家(jià)
- 预报(yù bào): forecast
HSK 6 Word List
- 报酬(bào chou): remuneration; reward
- 报仇(bào chóu): to revenge (oneself); to avenge
- 报答(bào dá): to repay; to requite
- 报复(bào fù): to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation
- 报警(bào jǐng): to report something to the police; to sound an alarm
- 报销(bào xiāo): submit an expense account; apply for reimbursement; write-off; wipe out
- 回报(huí bào): (in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate
- 汇报(huì bào): to report; to give an account of; to collect information and report back
- 情报(qíng bào): (spy) intelligence; information-gathering
- 申报(shēn bào): to report (to the authorities); to declare (to customs)
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 名
HSK 1 Word List
- 名字(míng zi): name (of a person or thing); CL: 個|个(gè)
HSK 3 Word List
- 有名(yǒu míng): famous; well-known
HSK 4 Word List
- 报名(bào míng): to sign up; to enter one’s name; to apply; to register; to enroll; to enlist
- 著名(zhù míng): famous; noted; well-known; celebrated
HSK 5 Word List
- 名牌(míng pái): famous brand
- 名片(míng piàn): (business) card
- 名胜古迹(míng shèng gǔ jì): historical sites and scenic spots
HSK 6 Word List
- 名次(míng cì): position in a ranking of names
- 名额(míng é): fixed number of people; quota
- 名副其实(míng fù qí shí): not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)
- 名誉(míng yù): fame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor)
- 命名(mìng míng): to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming
- 莫名其妙(mò míng qí miào): unfathomable mystery (idiom); subtle and ineffable; unable to make head or tail of it; boring (e.g. movie)
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word