麻袋 (má dài) — gunnysack, burlap sack

Definition

Examples

• 工人把大米装进麻袋里。
  Gōng rén bǎ dà mǐ zhuāng jìn má dài lǐ.
  The workers packed the rice into gunnysacks.
• 这个麻袋能装五十公斤土豆。
  Zhè ge má dài néng zhuāng wǔ shí gōng jīn tǔ dòu.
  This burlap sack can hold fifty kilograms of potatoes.
• 他扛起一个麻袋走出了仓库。
  Tā káng qǐ yí gè má dài zǒu chū le cāng kù.
  He hoisted a gunnysack onto his shoulder and walked out of the warehouse.

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