袋装 (dài zhuāng) — bagged, packaged in bags | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Used for products sold packaged in bags (袋). Contrasts with 散装 (sǎnzhuāng), which means sold loose or in bulk by weight — 袋装 implies a fixed-portion bag you grab off the shelf.

adjective

baggedpackaged in bags

Examples

袋装，。
Wǒ xǐ huan mǎi dài zhuāng niú nǎi, yīn wèi fāng biàn.
I like to buy bagged milk because it's convenient.
袋装。
Zhè zhǒng dài zhuāng chá yè bǐ sǎn zhuāng de gèng pián yi.
This kind of bagged tea is cheaper than loose tea.
袋装。
Chāo shì lǐ de dài zhuāng shí pǐn zhǒng lèi hěn duō.
There are many kinds of bagged food in the supermarket.

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.

装zhuāngpackaging

“袋” gives the bag form and “装” gives packaging, so it means packaged in bags.

Characters in this word

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

代衣袋

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衣衣yīclothes

Sound part声符shēngfú

代

代dài袋dài

Same sound today

袋 combines 衣 (clothes) with 代, where 衣 gives the meaning and 代 gives the sound.

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.

壯衣裝

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.

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