HSK 6 · Objects

包装 bāozhuāng “packaging” in Chinese

Traditional 包裝

What 包装 means

  1. packaging
  2. to package
  3. to pack
  4. to wrap
  5. to package (goods etc)
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • packing materials
  • (fig.) to present attractively
  • to craft an image
  • to package (sb or sth)

How to say 包装

  • 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 first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale装zhuāng1st tone, high and level

包装 in a sentence

  1. 请你分开包装好吗？

    Qǐng nǐ fēnkāi bāozhuāng hǎo ma?

    Could you wrap these separately, please?

    Sentence #838641 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 我在打开包装时遇到了麻烦。

    Wǒ zài dǎkāi bāozhuāng shí yùdào le máfan.

    I had trouble opening the packaging.

    Sentence #8741566 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 能帮我把它包装成礼品吗？

    Néng bāng wǒ bǎ tā bāozhuāng chéng lǐpǐn ma?

    Could you gift-wrap it for me?

    Sentence #2298442 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 包装 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 装 (zhuāng) with each of its parts in a different colour
装zhuāngadornment
  • 壮big · zhuàngSound part
  • 衣clothes · yīMeaning part

衣 hints at the meaning (clothes); 壮 (zhuàng) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhuāng.

How to write 包装

包 5 strokes · 装 12 strokes

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

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

Words related to 包装

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承包chéngbāo · to contract

Words with 装

装zhuāng · to pretend服装fúzhuāng · dress假装jiǎzhuāng · to feign安装ānzhuāng · to install装修zhuāngxiū · to renovate装饰zhuāngshì · to decorate武装wǔzhuāng · armed forces装卸zhuāngxiè · to load and unload装备zhuāngbèi · equipment

More words: Objects & Materials

银yín · silver原料yuánliào · raw material磅bàng · pound (weight)包袱bāofu · burden把手bǎshou · handle便条biàntiáo · informal note标记biāojì · mark柴油cháiyóu · diesel

FAQs

包装 (bāozhuāng) means “packaging” or “to package”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it bāozhuāng: bāo with a 1st tone, then zhuāng with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 包装 is written 包裝. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type baozhuang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 包装 from the suggestions. Typing baozhuang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
包装 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.