Definition
报失 is a separable verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to report a loss (to the authorities)'. You can insert time expressions, frequency, or aspect markers between 报 and 失, e.g. 报过失 ('have reported the loss'), 报了一次失 ('reported the loss once'), 报完失 ('finished reporting the loss'). The object 失 stays after the insertion.
v.o.
to report a loss (to the relevant authorities)
Examples
- ？报失。Nǐ de shēnfènzhèng diū le? Gǎnkuài qù pàichūsuǒ bào shī ba.Did you lose your ID card? Hurry to the police station to report the loss.
- ，。Wǒ yǐjīng bào guò shī le, xiànzài děng tōngzhī.I've already reported the loss; now I'm waiting for a notice.
- 。Tā pǎo le sān tàng pàichūsuǒ cái bào wán shī.He went to the police station three times before finishing the loss report.
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