包 bāo — bag, satchel

Meanings

1. 1

   bag, satchel

   Anything soft you carry things in — a handbag, a schoolbag, a rucksack. A hard case with wheels is 行李箱.

   noun
2. 2

   to wrap up, to parcel up

   verb

   As a verb 包 almost always takes a result after it — 包好, 包上, 包起来. Wrapping is only wrapping once it is finished.

Example sentences

• 这个包是我的。/這個包是我的。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) bāo (first tone, high and level) shì (fourth tone, falling) wǒ (third tone, dipping) de. (neutral tone)···

  This bag is mine.

• 妈妈把礼物包好了。/媽媽把禮物包好了。Māma (first tone, high and level) bǎ (third tone, dipping) lǐwù (third tone, dipping) bāo (first tone, high and level) hǎo (third tone, dipping) le. (neutral tone)···

  Mum has wrapped the present up.

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