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包装 (bāo zhuāng) — (verb) to pack, to wrap, to package; (noun) packaging, wrapping

Definition

包装 means both the action of packing/wrapping (verb) and the wrapping material itself (noun). 包裹 focuses on the parcel as a mailed package; 打包 is the casual 'pack up / wrap for moving' verb.

verb
to packto wrapto package
noun
packagingwrapping
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 包装。
    Qǐng bǎ lǐ wù bāo zhuāng hǎo zài jì chū qù.
    Please wrap the gift well before mailing it.
  • 包装，。
    Zhè ge bāo zhuāng de zhì liàng hěn hǎo, bú huì shuāi huài.
    The quality of this packaging is good; it won't break from a drop.
  • 包装，。
    Shāng diàn yòng zhǐ dài bāo zhuāng shāng pǐn, bú yòng sù liào dài.
    The store uses paper bags to package goods instead of plastic bags.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

包bāowrap
装zhuāngpack

包 means wrap, and 装 means pack, so together they refer to wrapping or packing goods.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 包 pictures a fetus in a womb, or a baby wrapped in cloth.

Open 包 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 裝; 装 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
衣衣yīclothes
Sound part声符shēngfú
壯
壯zhuàng裝zhuāng
Same sound today

The traditional form 裝 pairs 衣 (clothes) with 壯 as a sound part; this story is about 裝, not the simplified 装.

Open 装 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 5HSK 2.0 Level 6Marketing & Sales

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