打包
dǎbāo
Description
「打包」是把东西装起来、包好的意思，最常用在饭店里，把没吃完的菜带回家。
"打包" means to pack or wrap things up, most commonly used in restaurants when taking leftover food home.
现在很多人也用它来说把电脑文件压缩成一个包。
Nowadays, many people also use it to mean compressing computer files into one package.
Meanings
打包dǎbāo
to pack up leftover food to take away
这些菜吃不完，我们打包吧。
We can't finish all this food; let's pack it up.
打包dǎbāo
to pack or bundle things together
他把书都打包好，准备寄出去。
He packed all the books, ready to send them out.
打包dǎbāo
to compress files into one package
请把这些文件打包发给我。
Please package these documents and send them to me.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
打 (to do/make) + 包 (to wrap/bundle), literally 'to make into a bundle'.
- Nuance
In restaurants it means asking for a to-go box; in tech it means zipping files.
In videos
“反正我也不知道这样打包有没有用”
“用这个瓶子把油打包回家炒菜”
“他正在用袋子打包这个饼”
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