Usage note
报到表示到指定地点告诉别人自己来了。
bào dào biǎo shì dào zhǐ dìng dì diǎn gào sù bié rén zì jǐ lái le。
报到 means to check in or report one's arrival.
Context note
报到常用于上学、上班和活动。
bào dào cháng yòng yú shàng xué 、 shàng bān hé huó dòng。
It is often used for school, work, and events.
5 examples
新生今天来报到。
xīn shēng jīn tiān lái bào dào。
New students report in today.
请先去前台报到。
qǐng xiān qù qián tái bào dào。
Please go to the front desk and check in first.
我已经报到了。
wǒ yǐ jīng bào dào le。
I have already checked in.
大家按时来报到。
dà jiā àn shí lái bào dào。
Everyone should come to report in on time.
运动员到场报到。
yùn dòng yuán dào chǎng bào dào。
The athletes arrived and checked in.
5 mini stories
开学第一天，学生们去学校报到。
kāi xué dì yī tiān， xué shēng men qù xué xiào bào dào。
On the first day of school, the students went to report in.
他到公司后先报到。
tā dào gōng sī hòu xiān bào dào。
After arriving at the company, he reported in first.
参加比赛的人都要报到。
cān jiā bǐ sài de rén dōu yào bào dào。
People taking part in the competition must check in.
她找到教室后就去报到。
tā zhǎo dào jiào shì hòu jiù qù bào dào。
After finding the classroom, she went to report in.
报到后，老师安排了座位。
bào dào hòu， lǎo shī ān pái le zuò wèi。
After check-in, the teacher arranged the seats.
Mini dialogue
开学报到
A
欢迎你！请在这里报到。
Huānyíng nǐ! Qǐng zài zhèlǐ bàodào.
Welcome! Please register here.
A
老师好，这是我的报到单。
Lǎoshī hǎo, zhè shì wǒ de bàodào dān.
Hello teacher, this is my registration form.
活动报到
A
参加夏令营的同学，请先报到。
Cānjiā xiàlìngyíng de tóngxué, qǐng xiān bàodào.
Students joining the summer camp, please register first.
A
好的，我马上来。
Hǎo de, wǒ mǎshàng lái.
Okay, I'm coming right away.
Related words and contrasts
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签到
qiān dào
to sign in
To record your arrival, often at school or work.
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注册
zhù cè
to register
To officially sign up, like for a class.