包皮 (bāo pí) — wrapper, wrapping (outer layer used to wrap something)

Definition

Examples

• 快递的包皮破了，里面的东西差点掉出来。
  Kuài dì de bāo pí pò le, lǐ miàn de dōng xī chà diǎn diào chū lái.
  The parcel's wrapping tore, and the things inside almost fell out.
• 这本书的包皮是红色的，很漂亮。
  Zhè běn shū de bāo pí shì hóng sè de, hěn piào liang.
  The cover of this book is red, very beautiful.
• 他用塑料纸当包皮，把礼物包好了。
  Tā yòng sù liào zhǐ dāng bāo pí, bǎ lǐ wù bāo hǎo le.
  He used plastic wrap as the wrapping and wrapped the gift nicely.

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