Usage note
报告表示向别人说明情况，也可指正式文件。
bào gào biǎo shì xiàng bié rén shuō míng qíng kuàng， yě kě zhǐ zhèng shì wén jiàn。
报告 means to explain a situation or a formal document.
Context note
报告常用于工作、学校和会议。
bào gào cháng yòng yú gōng zuò 、 xué xiào hé huì yì。
It is often used for work, school, and meetings.
5 examples
请向老师报告情况。
qǐng xiàng lǎo shī bào gào qíng kuàng。
Please report the situation to the teacher.
这是一份调查报告。
zhè shì yí fèn diào chá bào gào。
This is an investigation report.
他写了一份报告。
tā xiě le yí fèn bào gào。
He wrote a report.
报告里有很多信息。
bào gào lǐ yǒu hěn duō xìn xī。
The report has a lot of information.
我们先听报告。
wǒ men xiān tīng bào gào。
Let us listen to the report first.
5 mini stories
会议上，大家听了一个报告。
huì yì shàng， dà jiā tīng le yí gè bào gào。
At the meeting, everyone listened to a report.
他把问题报告给了经理。
tā bǎ wèn tí bào gào gěi le jīng lǐ。
He reported the problem to the manager.
老师让学生写学习报告。
lǎo shī ràng xué shēng xiě xué xí bào gào。
The teacher asked the students to write a study report.
这份报告很详细。
zhè fèn bào gào hěn xiáng xì。
This report is very detailed.
她完成报告后就下班了。
tā wán chéng bào gào hòu jiù xià bān le。
After finishing the report, she got off work.
Mini dialogue
课堂报告
A
明天轮到谁做报告？
Míngtiān lún dào shéi zuò bàogào?
Whose turn is it to give the report tomorrow?
B
是我，我要报告关于熊猫的观察。
Shì wǒ, wǒ yào bàogào guānyú xióngmāo de guānchá.
It's me. I will report on my observations about pandas.
报告天气
A
你能报告一下今天的天气吗？
Nǐ néng bàogào yīxià jīntiān de tiānqì ma?
Can you report on today's weather?
B
好的，天气报告说下午会下雨。
Hǎo de, tiānqì bàogào shuō xiàwǔ huì xià yǔ.
Okay, the weather report says it will rain this afternoon.
Related words and contrasts
similar
通知
tōng zhī
notice; to notify
报告 is often a formal spoken or written report, while 通知 is a notice or announcement.
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汇报
huì bào
to report back (to a superior)
汇报 implies reporting to someone in charge, like a teacher or boss.