bào

曝

Character · Verb

sunbathe; expose; reveal

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

verb

to expose to sunlight; to sun-dry

Commonly used in modern spoken and written language for basic sunning actions

Xià夏
tiān天
bǎ把
bèi被
zi子
ná拿
chū出
qù去
pù曝
shài晒
tài太
yáng阳
 。

Take the quilt outside to sunbathe in summer.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
yào药
cái材
xū需
yào要
pù曝
gān干
hòu后
chǔ储
cún存
 。

This kind of medicinal material needs to be sun-dried before storage.

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Bù不
yào要
bǎ把
zhào照
piàn片
pù曝
lù露
zài在
yáng阳
guāng光
xià下
tài太
jiǔ久
 。

Do not expose photos to sunlight for too long.

Zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
fu服
pù曝
guò过
shuǐ水
zhī之
hòu后
tuì褪
sè色
le了
 。

This piece of clothing faded after being exposed to water and sun.

Tā他
bǎ把
zì自
jǐ己
de的
cáng藏
pǐn品
pù曝
zài在
le了
shè社
jiāo交
méi媒
tǐ体
shàng上
 。

He exposed his collection on social media.

2.

verb

to expose; to reveal; to make public

formal

Formal and common in news, academic and daily contexts

Jì记
zhě者
pù曝
le了
zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
de的
zào造
jiǎ假
chòu丑
wén闻
 。

Reporters exposed the company's fraud scandal.

Zhè这
gè个
bào爆
liào料
pù曝
chū出
lái来
hòu后
yǐn引
fā发
le了
quán全
wǎng网
tǎo讨
lùn论
 。

After this revelation was exposed, it sparked nationwide online discussions.

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Tā他
pù曝
lù露
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
zhēn真
shí实
shēn身
fèn份
 。

He revealed his true identity.

Méi媒
tǐ体
pù曝
le了
zhè这
wèi位
míng明
xīng星
de的
tōu偷
shuì税
xíng行
wéi为
 。

The media exposed the star's tax evasion behavior.

Zhè这
fèn份
bào报
gào告
pù曝
le了
háng行
yè业
nèi内
de的
qián潜
guī规
zé则
 。

This report exposed the hidden rules within the industry.