HSK 6 · Work

承包 chéngbāo “to contract” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 承包 means

  1. to contract
  2. to undertake (a job)

How to say 承包

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale承chéng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale包bāo1st tone, high and level

承包 in a sentence

  1. 这家公司承包了新大楼的建设。

    Zhè jiā gōngsī chéngbāo le xīn dàlóu de jiànshè.

    This company has the contract to build the new building.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他承包了一片果园。

    Tā chéngbāo le yí piàn guǒyuán.

    He leases an orchard under contract.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 承包 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 承 (chéng) drawn as one shape
承chéngto bear

承 is a single shape of 8 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 包 (bāo) with each of its parts in a different colour
包bāoto cover
  • 勹wrap · bāo
  • 巳part of the character

Memory aidWrapping 勹 around a baby 巳: to wrap.

How to write 承包

承 8 strokes · 包 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

承包 (chéngbāo) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 承包 (chéngbāo). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 承包

Words with 承

承认chéngrèn · to admit承担chéngdān · to take on (responsibility)承受chéngshòu · to bear承诺chéngnuò · to promise继承jìchéng · to inherit承办chéngbàn · to undertake

Words with 包

书包shūbāo · schoolbag包bāo · to cover面包miànbāo · bread包子bāozi · bao (steamed stuffed bun)包括bāokuò · to comprise包裹bāoguǒ · parcel包含bāohán · to contain包围bāowéi · to surround打包dǎbāo · to pack up包庇bāobì · to shield (wrongdoing)

More words: Work & Career

裁员cáiyuán · to cut staff操劳cāoláo · to work hard策划cèhuà · to plan承办chéngbàn · to undertake筹备chóubèi · to prepare创立chuànglì · to found创业chuàngyè · to start a business搭档dādàng · partner

FAQs

承包 (chéngbāo) means “to contract” or “to undertake (a job)”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it chéngbāo: chéng with a 2nd tone, then bāo with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 承包 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chengbao with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 承包 from the suggestions. Typing chengbao into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
承包 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.