bāo fu

包 袱

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HSK6 NHSK 789－1

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1
n.bundle wrapped in cloth; cloth package
- qǐng dǎ kāi nǐ de bāo fu
  请打开你的包袱。
  Please open your baggage.
- tā shǒu shang tí zhe yī gè bāo fu
  他手上提着一个包袱。
  He is carrying a cloth-wrapped bundle in his hand.
- tā shōu shi bāo fu zhǔn bèi huí jiā
  他收拾包袱准备回家。
  He packed up to go home.
2
n.metaburden; load; millstone round one's neck; encumbrance
- guó zhài shì zǒng tǒng miàn lín de yī dà bāo fu
  国债是总统面临的一大包袱。
  The national debt is an albatross around the president's neck.
- bù néng bǎ shàn yǎng fù mǔ kàn chéng shì yī zhǒng bāo fu
  不能把赡养父母看成是一种包袱。
  Supporting one's parents should not be considered a burden.
- wǒ nián mài de mǔ qīn dān xīn tā chéng wéi wǒ de bāo fu
  我年迈的母亲担心她成为我的包袱。
  My elderly mother worries that she's a burden to me.
synonym
fù dān负担 dàn zi担子
3
n.cloth for making a bundle; cloth-wrapper; big bandanna used for wrapping a bundle
- tā xū yào yī gè dà bāo fu
  他需要一个大包袱。
  He needs a big cloth-wrapper.
4
n.(of cross talk, quick patter, etc.) punch line; laughing stock
- dǒu bāo fu
  抖包袱
  reveal the punchline

common measure word
"包袱" is often matched with measure word "个".
- 一个包袱
  one baggage

包袱