汉堡包 (hàn bǎo bāo) — hamburger | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

hamburger

Measure word · 个

Examples

汉堡包，。
Wǒ xiǎng chī yí gè hàn bǎo bāo, jiā shǔ tiáo.
I want to eat a hamburger, with fries.
汉堡包。
Zhè ge hàn bǎo bāo de niú ròu hěn xīn xiān.
The beef in this hamburger is very fresh.
汉堡包。
Tā mǎi le yí gè hàn bǎo bāo hé yì bēi kě lè.
He bought a hamburger and a glass of cola.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

汉堡Hamburg

汉堡 represents Hamburg and 包 means bun, so 汉堡包 is a Hamburg-style bun.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

保土堡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

保

Same sound today

堡 pairs 土 (earth) with 保 (bǎo): 保 gives the sound, and 土 is the meaning part.

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.

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