包袱
bāo fu
Pinyin

Definition

包袱
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bāo fu
  1. wrapping cloth
  2. a bundle wrapped in cloth
  3. load
  4. weight
  5. burden
  6. funny part
  7. punchline

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

包
Bāo
  1. 1 surname Bao
包括
bāo kuò
  1. 1 to comprise
  2. 2 to include
  3. 3 to involve
  4. 4 to incorporate
  5. 5 to consist of
红包
hóng bāo
  1. 1 money wrapped in red as a gift
  2. 2 bonus payment
  3. 3 kickback
  4. 4 bribe
包包
bāo bāo
  1. 1 bag or purse etc
  2. 2 small bump or pimple
  3. 3 hillock
包含
bāo hán
  1. 1 to contain
  2. 2 to embody
  3. 3 to include

Idioms (11)

包在我身上
bāo zài wǒ shēn shang
  1. 1 leave it to me (idiom)
  2. 2 I'll take care of it
包子有肉不在褶上
bāo zi yǒu ròu bù zài zhě shàng
  1. 1 a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)
包打天下
bāo dǎ tiān xià
  1. 1 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
  2. 2 not allow anyone else to have a look in
包揽词讼
bāo lǎn cí sòng
  1. 1 to canvas for lawsuits (idiom); to practice chicanery
包藏祸心
bāo cáng huò xīn
  1. 1 to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice

Sample Sentences

中非之间没有历史包袱，只有友好合作，没有‘负资产’，只有‘正能量’。”
ZhōngFēi zhījiān méiyǒu lìshǐ bāofu ，zhǐ yǒu yǒuhǎo hézuò ，méiyǒu ‘fù zīchǎn ’，zhǐ yǒu ‘zhèng néngliàng ’。”
"There is no historical burden between China and Africa, only friendly cooperation, no 'negative assets', only 'positive energy'."
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老外真有爱心。我们中国人讲究“养儿防老”，谁会自己找个包袱来背呢？
lǎowài zhēn yǒu àixīn 。wǒmen Zhōngguórén jiǎngjiu “yǎng\'érfánglǎo ”，shéi huì zìjǐ zhǎo ge bāofu lái bēi ne ？
Foreigners are so compassionate. We Chinese adhere to the principle of "raise sons to support you in your old age." Who would go out of their way to take on such a burden?
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