san1 bou3申報申报

Jyutpingsan1 bou3

Yalesān bou

動詞Common

Definition

To report or declare one's status or details for official assessment.

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How it's used

Focuses on formal or official disclosures, such as customs, taxes, or health status. It carries a sense of legal or administrative obligation rather than casual sharing of information. Use it when you are required to provide transparency to an authority or organization.

Examples

jap6入ging2境go2嗰zan6陣gei3記dak1得jiu3要san1申bou3報daai3帶zo2咗gei2幾do1多jin6現gam1金。

Remember to declare how much cash you are carrying when entering the country.

nei5你hai6係mai6咪ji5已ging1經san1申bou3報zo2咗zi6自gei2己ge3嘅sau1收jap6入loi4來jyun4源aa4呀？

Have you already declared your source of income?

Common phrases

san1申bou3報zi1資caan2產

to declare assets

jyu4如sat6實san1申bou3報

to declare truthfully

Common mistake

Avoid using this for casual updates to friends or family, where words like 講或者交代 are more natural. It is strictly for formal declarations or official reporting.