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包子

HSK 1Word · Noun

steamed stuffed bun

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun

steamed stuffed bun

neutral

Most commonly filled with pork and cabbage, sweet red bean paste, or sesame paste; often shortened to "包" in casual speech.

Wǒ我
zǎo早
shàng上
chī吃
le了
liǎng两
gè个
ròu肉
bāo包
zi子
 。

I ate two pork stuffed buns for breakfast.

Zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
de的
dòu豆
shā沙
bāo包
zi子
tè特
bié别
shòu受
huān欢
yíng迎
 。

The red bean paste stuffed buns at this shop are very popular.

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Mā妈
ma妈
zhèng正
zài在
chú厨
fáng房
zhēng蒸
bāo包
zi子
 。

Mom is steaming buns in the kitchen.

Běi北
fāng方
rén人
jīng经
cháng常
bǎ把
bāo包
zi子
zuò作
wéi为
zhǔ主
shí食
 。

People in northern China often take buns as a staple food.

Tā他
mǎi买
le了
yī一
dài袋
sù速
dòng冻
bāo包
zi子
dāng当
yè夜
xiāo宵
 。

He bought a bag of frozen buns for a late-night snack.