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包 Bāo

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包 Bāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Bāo | Bao1
English translation
surname Bao
to cover
to wrap
to hold
to include
to take charge of
to contract (to or for)
package
wrapper
container
bag
to hold or embrace
bundle
packet
CL:個 gè
>个 gè [gè],隻 zhī
>只 zhǐ [zhī]
wrap, pack, bundle; package

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About 包 Bāo

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HSK level

3

Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

包 Bāo

Contains the radical

勹 bāo

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

To swaddle 勹 bāo a baby 巳 sì ; 勹 bāo also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of 包 Bāo

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿹勹巳

Explanation

Pictograph of an unborn baby contained inside its mother.

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Example sentences using 包 Bāo

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赶快 gǎnkuài 把 bǎ 东西 dōngxī 装 zhuāng 进 jìn 你们 nǐ men 的 de 包 Bāo 里 lǐ , 5分钟 fēnzhōng 后 Hòu 我们 wǒmen 就 jiù 走 zǒu .

Pack your bags and make It'snappy; we leave in five minutes.

诺尔玛 mǎ 看 kān 着 zhāo 包裹 bāoguǒ ,轻柔 qīng róu 地 de 哼 hēng 起 qǐ 了 le 口哨 kǒu shào .

Norma looked at the parcel and whistled softly through her teeth.

他 tā 用 yòng 力 Lì 撕 sī 包裹 bāoguǒ 的 de 包装纸 bāo zhuāng zhǐ .

He tore at the wrapping of the parcel.

确保 quèbǎo 把 bǎ 所有 suǒyǒu 的 de 摄影 shèyǐng 资料 zīliào 包装 bāozhuāng 妥当 tuǒdang 并 bìng 挂号 guàhào 寄出 jì chū .

Ensure all photographic material is properly packed and sent by recorded delivery.

信封 xìnfēng 下面 xià miàn 还有 hái yǒu 他 tā 的 de 银 yín 手镯 shǒu zhuó ,包 Bāo 在 zài 餐巾纸 cān jīn zhǐ 里 lǐ .

His silver bracelet was wrapped in tissue paper at the bottom of the envelope.

Words with 包 Bāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
包括 bāokuò to comprise包括 bāokuò
包 Bāo to cover包 Bāo
面包 miànbāo bread麵包
钱包 qián bāo purse錢包
包装 bāozhuāng to pack包裝
包裹 bāoguǒ to wrap up包裹 bāoguǒ
包围 bāowéi to surround包圍
包含 bāohán to contain包含 bāohán
打包 dǎbāo to wrap打包 dǎbāo
红包 hóng bāo kickback紅包
背包 bēi bāo knapsack背包 bēi bāo
承包 chéngbāo to contract承包 chéngbāo
包袱 bāofu load包袱 bāofu
包容 bāo róng to pardon包容 bāo róng
汉堡包 hàn bǎo bāo hamburger (loanword)漢堡包
包包 bāo bāo hillock包包 bāo bāo
书包 shū bāo schoolbag書包
皮包 pí bāo handbag皮包 pí bāo
包子 bāozi steamed stuffed bun包子 bāozi
承包商 chéng bāo shāng contractor承包商 chéng bāo shāng
公文包 gōng wén bāo briefcase公文包 gōng wén bāo
面包车 miàn bāo chē taxi minibus麵包車
包厢 bāo xiāng box (in a theater or concert hall)包廂
包扎 bāo zā to wrap up包紮

包 Bāo Decomposition & Compounds

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包 Bāo Decomposition

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包 Bāo Compounds

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  • 包 Bāo
    • 泡 pāo
      • 萢
    • 抱 bào , 跑 páo , 鲍 bào , 胞 bāo , 炮 bāo , 饱 bǎo , 袍 páo , 咆 páo , 疱 pào , 刨 páo , 孢 bāo , 雹 báo , 苞 bāo , 龅 bāo , 庖 páo , 砲 pào , 鮑 bào , 匏 páo , 枹 fū , 炰 páo , 狍 páo , 铇 bào , 鞄 páo , 飑 biāo , 麭 pào , 佨, 垉, 怉, 爮, 玸, 瓟, 皰 pào , 窇, 笣, 蚫, 袌, 軳, 鉋, 靤, 颮, 飽 bǎo , 骲, 髱, 麅 páo , 齙 bāo
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