包
bāoBāo HSK1

wrap

包 bāo frequency
bag measure word
a bag, package, bundle, or container

他提着一个沉甸甸的包走进了办公室。

tā tí zhe yī gè chén​diàn​diàn de bāo zǒu​jìn le bàn​gōng​shì.

He walked into the office carrying a heavy bag.

make (dumplings/wontons) verb
to prepare and wrap ingredients inside a dough or skin to make food such as dumplings, wontons, or buns.

妈妈包的水饺最好吃。

mā​ma bāo de shuǐ​jiǎo zuì hǎo​chī.

The dumplings my mom makes are the best.

wrap verb
to cover, wrap, or envelop something

请帮我把这个礼物包起来。

qǐng bāng wǒ bǎ zhè gè lǐ​wù bāo qi​lai.

Please help me wrap this gift.

bump noun
a swelling on the body caused by an injury or insect bite.

我的胳膊被蚊子叮了一个大包。

wǒ de gē​bo bèi wén​zi dīng le yī gè dà bāo.

I got a big bump on my arm from a mosquito bite.

contract verb
to take charge of or contract for a specific task or service

学校的小食堂今年被王师傅一个人给包了。

xué​xiào de xiǎo shí​táng jīn​nián bèi Wáng shī​fu yī gè rén gěi bāo le.

Master Wang has taken over the contract for the school's small canteen this year.

include verb
to include, contain, or hold within a certain scope

这里的房租包水电费。

zhè​lǐ de fáng​zū bāo shuǐ​diàn​fèi.

The rent here includes water and electricity.

包 Bāo
Bao proper name
surname Bao

包先生是我的邻居。

Bāo xiān​sheng shì wǒ de lín​jū.

Mr. Bao is my neighbor.

Cross-References

Classifier

Has old variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
454th most common 471.5 per million
Movie subtitles
493rd most common 293.4 per million appears in 73% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
111.7 per million appears in 31% of films
Written text
183.9 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Strokes
5
Unicode
U+5305

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)