打包
Old HSK 6
打包 (dǎbāo) · to pack up
打包 (dǎbāo) means “to pack up; to take away (leftovers)”. It is written with 2 characters: 打 (to play (ball)) + 包 (bag). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 打包 is built
The characters
打 dǎ · to play (ball)
What 打 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 丁dīng — male adult
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 丁 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
包 bāo · bag
What 包 is made of
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: To swaddle 勹 a baby 巳; 勹 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
服务员，请帮我们打包。Fúwùyuán, qǐng bāng wǒmen dǎbāo.Waiter, please pack this up for us.
我把行李打包好了。Wǒ bǎ xínglǐ dǎbāo hǎo le.I've packed my luggage.
Questions about 打包
What does 打包 mean?
打包 (dǎbāo) means “to pack up; to take away (leftovers)”.
How do you pronounce 打包?
打包 is pronounced dǎbāo.
Which HSK level is 打包?
打包 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 打车dǎchēto take a taxi
- 打电话dǎdiànhuàto make a phone call
- 打开dǎkāito open
- 打球dǎqiúto play ball
- 打工dǎgōngto work part-time
- 打算dǎsuànto plan
- 打印dǎyìnto print
- 打破dǎpòto break
- 打听dǎtingto ask about
- 打败dǎbàito defeat
Learn 打包 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 36: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.