Definition
办报 is a separable verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to run or publish a newspaper'. The object 报 can be separated from 办 when specifying the newspaper name, a quantity, or a time — e.g. 办一份报 (run a newspaper), 办过这家报 (have run this paper). In everyday conversation it's often used in formal or professional contexts about media operations.
v.o.
to run a newspaperto publish or operate a newspaper
Examples
- 办报。Tā niánqīng shí céngjīng bàn bào.He ran a newspaper when he was young.
- 。Tāmen dǎsuàn bàn yí fèn xīn de rìbào bào.They plan to start a new daily newspaper.
- 。Zhè jiā bào yǐjīng bàn le èrshí nián.This newspaper has been running for twenty years.
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