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打包

dǎbāo

Description

在饭店吃不完的东西,我们可以打包带回家。

At a restaurant, we can 打包 leftover food to take home.

打包也可以指把很多东西装在一起。

打包 can also mean packing many things together.

Meanings

打包dǎbāo

to pack up leftover food to take away

这些菜太多了,我们打包吧。

There is too much food; let's pack it up.

打包dǎbāo

to pack or bundle things together

请把这些书打包好。

Please pack these books well.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    打 (to do/make) + 包 (to wrap/bundle), literally 'to make a bundle'.

  • Nuance

    In restaurants it means taking home leftovers, similar to a 'doggy bag'.

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