皮包 (pí bāo) — leather handbag; leather briefcase | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

leather handbagleather briefcase

Measure word · 个

Examples

皮包。
Tā mǎi le yí gè xīn de pí bāo.
She bought a new leather handbag.
皮包。
Tā de pí bāo lǐ zhuāng le hěn duō wén jiàn.
His briefcase contains many documents.
皮包。
Zhè ge pí bāo shì yì dà lì jìn kǒu de.
This leather bag is imported from Italy.

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.

皮píleather

The 皮 sense of leather joins with 包 as bag to mean a leather bag.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

皮 shows a hand pulling fur off an animal pelt, with the pelt drawn at the upper left.

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.

Appears in

Footwear & Accessories

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