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包票 (bāo piào) — (noun, in 打包票) guarantee, assurance, something one can vouch for

Definition

A noun that almost only appears in the separable verb 打包票 ('to vouch for, to guarantee something'). It is not used on its own — the verb 打 is required, as in 我不能打包票.

noun
(noun, in 打包票) guaranteeassurancesomething one can vouch for

Examples

  • ，。
    Shuí yě bù gǎn dǎ bāo piào, jié guǒ huì zěn yàng shuí dōu bù zhī dào.
    Nobody dares to guarantee it — nobody knows what the outcome will be.
  • ，。
    Wǒ bù néng dǎ bāo piào, dàn huì jǐn liàng bāng nǐ.
    I can't guarantee it, but I'll try my best to help you.
  • ？。
    Nǐ dǎ bāo piào yǒu yòng ma? duì fāng gēn běn bù tīng.
    Does your guarantee help? The other party simply won't listen.

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.

包bāoguarantee
票piàocertificate

包, guarantee, and 票, certificate, together name a guarantee.

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.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 火火huǒfire
  • 𢍱𢍱𢍱to rise high

票 combines 火 (fire) and 𢍱 (to rise high), originally representing sparks rising up.

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