包包

bāobāo
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 bag; handbag; purse
  2. 2 small bump (on the skin)

Characters

Examples

HSK 1
Nǐ de bāobāo zhēn hǎokàn!
Your bag is so pretty!
HSK 7-9
Háizi tuǐ shàng bèi wénzi yǎo le hǎojǐ ge bāobāo.
The child got several bumps on his leg from mosquito bites.

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包包 is the cute, reduplicated form of 包 (bag), common in casual speech, fashion talk and online shopping, especially for women's handbags. In Taiwan it can mean any bag you carry, a backpack included. Neutral and formal writing use plain 包.

Stroke Order

包 bāo