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袋子 (dài zi) — bag

Definition

袋子 specifically means a bag or sack made of soft material (paper, plastic, cloth). 包 is broader and more common, covering bags plus packages and bundles.

noun
bag
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 袋子。
    Zhè ge dài zi hěn pián yi.
    This bag is very cheap.
  • 袋子。
    Mā ma mǎi le yí gè xīn dài zi.
    Mom bought a new bag.
  • 袋子。
    Qǐng bǎ nà ge dài zi ná gěi wǒ.
    Please bring me that bag.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

袋dàibag
子zǐsuffix

袋 gives the idea of a bag, and 子 completes the common form.

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.

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.

Open 袋 →

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

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

Open 子 →
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