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title: "Shangbao Meaning: 上报 (shàngbào) Means “to report to a superior”"
description: "上报 (traditional 上報, shàngbào) means “to report to a superior”. Hear its tones, see what 上 and 报 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shangbao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 上报 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

上报 shàngbào

## to report to a superior

## It can also mean

- to appear in the newspapers

## Its characters

1. 上 shàng to appear on (TV, the news, a trending list)
2. 报 bào to report

## In a sentence

这件事要马上上报领导。 This must be reported to the leadership right away.

**上报**国家，下安黎庶。

From [桃园结义 · The Oath in the Peach Garden](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/oath-in-the-peach-garden-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-1#library-word-804-806)

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## More words with 上 or 报

- [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)
- [报销 bàoxiāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoxiao)
- [报纸 bàozhǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozhi)

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