HSK 5 · Verbs

包括 bāokuò “to comprise” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 包括 means

  1. to comprise
  2. to include
  3. to involve
  4. to incorporate
  5. to consist of

How to say 包括

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale包bāo1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale括kuò4th tone, falling

包括 in a sentence

  1. 包括早饭吗？

    Bāokuò zǎofàn ma?

    Is breakfast included?

    Sentence #5684089 from Tatoeba

  2. 工作日包括：星期一、二、三、四、五。

    Gōngzuòrì bāokuò: xīngqīyī, èr, sān, sì, wǔ.

    The working days are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

    Sentence #13552260 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 他的薪水包括基本工资和提成。

    Tā de xīnshui bāokuò jīběn gōngzī hé tíchéng.

    His pay includes a base salary plus commission.

    Sentence #777332 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 包括 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 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.

The character 括 (kuò) with each of its parts in a different colour
括kuòto tie up; to tighten up
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 舌tongue · shéSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 舌 (shé) hints at the sound. Compare it with kuò.

How to write 包括

包 5 strokes · 括 9 strokes

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

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

Words related to 包括

Words with 包

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

Words with 括

概括gàikuò · to summarise

More words: Common Verbs

爱护àihù · to cherish爱惜àixī · to cherish安装ānzhuāng · to install熬夜áoyè · to stay up late把握bǎwò · to grasp (also fig.)摆bǎi · to arrange办理bànlǐ · to handle包裹bāoguǒ · parcel

FAQs

包括 (bāokuò) means “to comprise” or “to include”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it bāokuò: bāo with a 1st tone, then kuò with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 包括 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type baokuo with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 包括 from the suggestions. Typing baokuo into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
包括 is an HSK 5 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.