打包

打包 dǎbāo

To wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out; (computing) to package (i.e. create an archive file)^†

打包 in a sentence HSK 6 dabao

What 打包 means

To wrap; to pack^†
to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out^†
(computing) to package (i.e. create an archive file)^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 打包, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

打包 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

打

dǎ / dá

Hit (beat - break - make); Dozen

包

bāo

Bag (wrap - package - packet - include - be contracted)

Words that share a character with 打包

How to write 打包

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打包 in a sentence

吃不完的菜我们打包带走吧。

Chī bu wán de cài wǒmen dǎbāo dài zǒu ba.

Let's box up the food we can't finish and take it home.

他把书全部打包寄回了老家。

Tā bǎ shū quánbù dǎbāo jì huí le lǎojiā.

He packed all his books up and posted them back home.

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Questions about 打包

What does 打包 mean in English?

打包 is pronounced dǎbāo and means To wrap; to pack, to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out, (computing) to package (i.e. create an archive file) †.

How do you pronounce 打包?

打包 is dǎbāo in pinyin — written dabao without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 打包?

打包 is written with 2 characters: 打 (dǎ / dá) Hit (beat - break - make); Dozen, 包 (bāo) Bag (wrap - package - packet - include - be contracted). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 打包 an HSK word?

Yes — 打包 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

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