HSK 4 · Food

包子 bāozi “bao (steamed stuffed bun)” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 包子 means

  1. bao (steamed stuffed bun)
  2. baozi

How to say 包子

  • 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 neutral tone: short and light, with no contour of its own子zineutral tone, light and short

Grey pinyin is a neutral tone: say it short and light. More on the neutral tone

包子 in a sentence

  1. 我早饭吃了两个包子。

    Wǒ zǎofàn chī le liǎng ge bāozi.

    I had two steamed buns for breakfast.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这家店的包子又大又好吃。

    Zhè jiā diàn de bāozi yòu dà yòu hǎochī.

    This shop’s buns are big and tasty.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 包子 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 子 (zi) with each of its parts in a different colour
子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子 “chair”
  • 了clear · le
  • 一one · yī

Memory aidA baby with its arms out and its legs wrapped up.

How to write 包子

包 5 strokes · 子 3 strokes

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

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

Words related to 包子

Words with 包

书包shūbāo · schoolbag包bāo · to cover面包miànbāo · bread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包庇bāobì · to shield (wrongdoing)

Words with 子

儿子érzi · son椅子yǐzi · chair桌子zhuōzi · table杯子bēizi · cup妻子qīzi · wife孩子háizi · child本子běnzi · book子zi · (common noun suffix)裤子kùzi · pants帽子màozi · hat

More words: Food & Drink

饮料yǐnliào · beverage鸡jī · chicken外卖wàimài · takeaway (food)方便面fāngbiànmiàn · instant noodles饼干bǐnggān · biscuit干杯gānbēi · to drink a toast果汁guǒzhī · fruit juice饺子jiǎozi · dumpling

FAQs

包子 (bāozi) means “bao (steamed stuffed bun)” or “baozi”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it bāozi: bāo with a 1st tone, then zi with a neutral tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 包子 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type baozi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 包子 from the suggestions. Typing baozi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
包子 is an HSK 4 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.