---
title: "Baoxiao Meaning: 报销 (bàoxiāo) Means “to claim reimbursement”"
description: "报销 (traditional 報銷, bàoxiāo) means “to claim reimbursement; to be reimbursed”. Hear its tones, see what 报 and 销 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoxiao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 报销 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

报销 bàoxiāo

## to claim reimbursement; to be reimbursed

## It can also mean

- (coll.) to wipe out; to finish off

## Its characters

1. 报 bào newspaper
2. 销 xiāo to sell

## In a sentence

出差的车费公司可以报销。 The company will reimburse travel fares for business trips.

医疗保险让看病、住院的费用可以按比例**报销**。

From [五险一金是什么？ · What is 五险一金 (wuxian yijin) in China?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-wuxian-yijin-in-china#library-word-513-515)

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## More words with 报 or 销

- [报酬 bàochou](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baochou)
- [报道 bàodào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baodao)
- [报废 bàofèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baofei)
- [报复 bàofù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baofu)
- [报告 bàogào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baogao)
- [报警 bàojǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baojing)
- [报考 bàokǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baokao)
- [报名 bàomíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoming)
- [报纸 bàozhǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozhi)
- [撤销 chèxiāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chexiao)

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