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包子 (bāo zi): Bao zi [steamed stuffed bun] (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

包 • bāo • a packet of; package • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
bāo包

a packet of; package

子 • zi • child, offspring, seed, small thing
zi子

child, offspring, seed, small thing

Word Info

Pinyinbāo zi
Meaningbao zi [steamed stuffed bun]
Characters2
SyntaxNoun
4.

How to Use 包子 in Sentences

Measure Word + Nounwith个
yī一
gè个
bāo包
zi子
neutral
a steamed bun
Verb + Objectwith吃
chī吃
bāo包
zi子
neutral
Adjective + Nounwith肉
ròu肉
bāo包
zi子
neutral
Noun + Nounwith铺
bāo包
zi子
pù铺
neutral
5.

Example Sentences with 包子

wǒ我
zǎo早
cān餐
chī吃
le了
yí一
gè

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 包子.

  • 害羞hài xiūshy
  • 获得huò déobtain; win
  • 饼干bǐng gāncookie; biscuit
  • 好像hǎo xiàngto seem
  • 导游dǎo yóulead a site-seeing tour
  • 合适hé shìsuitable
  • 尽管jǐn guǎnwithout hesitating; despite
  • 大约dà yuēapproximately; around; about
  • 估计gū jìto estimate
  • 减少jiǎn shǎoto reduce; to cut back; decrease
  • 超过chāo guòexceed
  • 竟然jìng rán[indicates unexpectedness]
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 包子.

Words with 包
  • 书包shū bāoschoolbag
  • 面包miàn bāobread
  • 红包hóng bāomoney wrapped in red as a gift
  • 背包
eat steamed buns
meat bun
steamed bun shop
个
bāo包
zi子
。
I ate a baozi for breakfast.
wǒ我
chī吃
bāo包
zi子
。
I eat steamed buns.
mā妈
ma妈
zuò做
de的
bāo包
zi子
hěn很
hǎo好
chī吃
。
The baozi my mom makes are very delicious.
zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
de的
bāo包
zi子
kǒu口
wèi味
dú独
tè特
，
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
pái排
zhe着
cháng长
duì队
。
The steamed buns at this shop have a unique flavor, and there's a long queue every day.
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shàng上
，
tā他
dū都
huì会
zài在
jiē街
jiǎo角
de的
bāo包
zi子
pù铺
mǎi买
liǎng两
gè个
ròu肉
bāo包
zi子
dāng当
zǎo早
cān餐
。
Every morning, he buys two meat-filled steamed buns from the bun shop at the street corner for breakfast.
bēi bāo
knapsack
  • 包含bāo hánto contain; embody; include; inclusion
  • 包括bāo kuòinclude
  • 包裹bāo guǒwrap up; pack up
  • 包围bāo wéisurround
    • Words with 子
    • 儿子ér zison
    • 杯子bēi zicup; glass; mug
    • 桌子zhuō zitable
    • 椅子yǐ zichair
    • 妻子qī ziwife
    • 孩子hái zichild; children
    • 本子běn zibook
    • 个子gè ziheight; stature