Definition
报时 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to announce or indicate the correct time', typically said of clocks, watches, phone services, or broadcasters. You can insert a measure word or time expression between 报 and 时: 报一次时 ('announce the time once'), 报过时了 ('have already announced the time').
v.o.
to announce the correct timeto give the time signal
Examples
- 报时。Zhège zhōng měi xiǎoshí bào shí yí cì.This clock announces the time once every hour.
- 报时。Guǎngbō diàntái měi dào zhěngdiǎn dōu huì bào shí.The radio station announces the time on every hour.
- 。Tā bāng wǒmen bào le yí cì shí.He announced the time for us once.
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