包子
bāo zi
Pinyin

Definition

包子
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bāo zi
  1. steamed stuffed bun
  2. CL:個|个[gè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

儿子
ér zi
  1. 1 son
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
女子
nu:3 zǐ
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 female
妻子
qī zǐ
  1. 1 wife and children
子
zǐ
  1. 1 son
  2. 2 child
  3. 3 seed
  4. 4 egg
  5. 5 small thing
  6. 6 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
  7. 7 Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
  8. 8 ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
孩子
hái zi
  1. 1 child
房子
fáng zi
  1. 1 house
  2. 2 building (single- or two-story)
  3. 3 apartment
  4. 4 room
  5. 5 CL:棟|栋[dòng],幢[zhuàng],座[zuò],套[tào],間|间[jiān]
日子
rì zi
  1. 1 day
  2. 2 a (calendar) date
  3. 3 days of one's life
样子
yàng zi
  1. 1 appearance
  2. 2 manner
  3. 3 pattern
  4. 4 model
狮子
Shī zǐ
  1. 1 Leo (star sign)
  2. 2 Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan
狮子座
Shī zi zuò
  1. 1 Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
王子
wáng zǐ
  1. 1 prince
  2. 2 son of a king
男子
nán zǐ
  1. 1 a man
  2. 2 a male
红包
hóng bāo
  1. 1 money wrapped in red as a gift
  2. 2 bonus payment
  3. 3 kickback
  4. 4 bribe
老子
Lǎo zǐ
  1. 1 Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism
  2. 2 the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经 by Laozi
肚子
dù zi
  1. 1 belly
  2. 2 abdomen
  3. 3 stomach
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
脑子
nǎo zi
  1. 1 brains
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
被子
bèi zi
  1. 1 quilt
  2. 2 CL:床[chuáng]
辈子
bèi zi
  1. 1 all one's life
  2. 2 lifetime

Idioms (20)

一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不见兔子不撒鹰
bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng
  1. 1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
  2. 2 one doesn't act without some incentive
乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
  1. 1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
  2. 2 general term for scoundrel
仁人君子
rén rén jūn zǐ
  1. 1 people of good will (idiom); charitable person
以子之矛，攻子之盾
yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn
  1. 1 lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
  2. 2 fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
  3. 3 hoist with his own petard
以小人之心，度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
佳人才子
jiā rén cái zǐ
  1. 1 beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
  2. 2 pair of ideal lovers
兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
  1. 1 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
刀子嘴，豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
  1. 1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
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
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
  1. 1 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
  1. 1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
  3. 3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too
吃熊心豹子胆
chī xióng xīn bào zi dǎn
  1. 1 to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom)
  2. 2 to pluck up some courage
君子之交
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo
  1. 1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子之交淡如水
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
  1. 1 a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])

Sample Sentences

中国人喜欢吃包子。
Zhōngguórén xǐhuan chī bāozi 。
Chinese like to eat steamed buns.
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一个包子
yī ge bāozi
one steam bun
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老板，要两个包子！
lǎobǎn ，yào liǎng gè bāozi ！
Could I get two baozi!
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算了算了！我们不吃了，还是到对面吃包子去吧！
suànle suànle ！wǒmen bù chī le ，háishì dào duìmiàn chī bāozi qù ba ！
Forget it! We're not eating here, we'll go over the road to eat dumplings!
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在北方，“馒头”里面没有馅儿的。有馅儿的，在北方叫“包子”。
zài běifāng ，“mántou ”lǐmiàn méiyǒu xiànr de 。yǒu xiànr de ，zài běifāng jiào “bāozi ”。
In the North, “mántou” don't have stuffing. If they have stuffing, then they are called “bāozi” in the North.
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蒸包子
zhēng bāozi
to steam stuffed buns
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还有啊，南方人把包子也叫做馒头。菜包就叫“菜馒头”，肉包就叫“肉馒头”。没馅儿的叫“实心馒头”。我刚听到的时候觉得特别奇怪。
háiyǒu a ，nánfāngrén bǎ bāozi yě jiàozuò mántou 。càibāo jiù jiào “cài mántou ”，ròubāo jiù jiào “ròu mántou ”。méi xiànr de jiào “shíxīn mántou ”。wǒ gāng tīngdào de shíhou juéde tèbié qíguài 。
And then southerns like to call stuffed buns [plain] steamed buns. So a stuffed bun with vegetables in it is a "vegetable bun," and one stuffed with meat is called a "meat bun." If it has no filling it's called a "solid bun." When I first heard it I thought it was really weird.
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包子一边打方便面一边说：
bāozi yībiān dǎ fāngbiànmiàn yībiān shuō ：
Steamed Bun hit Instant Noodles while saying:
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一天，包子看见了方便面。
yītiān ，bāozi kànjiàn le fāngbiànmiàn 。
One day, Steamed Bun saw Instant Noodles.
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包子很生气，打了面条。
bāozi hěn shēngqì ，dǎ le miàntiáo 。
Steamed Bun was very angry and hit Noodles.
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