包扎 (bāo zā) — to wrap up; to bandage; to bind up (a wound) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

包扎 is to wrap or bandage a wound specifically — a medical action. Unlike 包装 (packaging goods) or 打包 (packing things/baggage), it focuses on treating an injury.

verb

to wrap upto bandageto bind up (a wound)

Examples

包扎。
Hù shi zhèng zài bāo zā shāng kǒu.
The nurse is bandaging the wound.
包扎，。
Tā bǎ lǐ wù bāo zā hǎo, zhǔn bèi jì chū qù.
He wrapped the gift well, ready to send it.
，包扎。
Wǒ shǒu zhǐ shòu shāng le, xū yào bāo zā yí xià.
My finger is injured; I need to bandage it.

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 means wrap, and 扎 means bind, so together they describe wrapping something up tightly.

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.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

乙

乙yǐ扎zhā

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

扎 is built from 手 (hand) and 乙, which gives the sound.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 Medicine & Treatment

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