bāo fu

HSK 7–9

包袱 (bāo fu) is a Chinese word meaning “wrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth; load”.

Meanings

  1. 1wrapping cloth
  2. 2a bundle wrapped in cloth
  3. 3load
  4. 4weight
  5. 5burden
  6. 6funny part
  7. 7punchline
Part of speech
noun

Characters in 包袱

包bāo · to cover袱fú · (bound form) a cloth used to wrap or cover

Related words

包to cover包surname Bao包括to comprise面包bread钱包purse包裹to wrap up包围to surround; to encircle; to hem in打包to wrap; to pack背包knapsack包装to wrap; to package (goods etc)包含to contain汉堡包(loanword) hamburger

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