kǒudai

口袋

HSK 4Word · Noun

bag; sack; pocket

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

bag; sack; pouch (made of cloth, leather, paper, etc.)

Refers to containers used for holding or carrying items. The suffix -儿 (erhua) is commonly added in spoken Beijing dialect (口袋儿). Can be specified by material (纸袋 paper bag, 布袋 cloth bag) or contents (米袋 rice sack).

Tā他
cóng从
kǒu口
dai袋
lǐ里
tāo掏
chū出
yī一
gè个
zhǐ纸
dài袋
r儿
 。

He took out a small paper bag from his pocket.

Nóng农
mín民
bǎ把
liáng粮
shi食
zhuāng装
jìn进
má麻
dài袋
 。

The farmers loaded the grain into burlap sacks.

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Chāo超
shì市
lǐ里
mǎi买
de的
dōng东
xi西
tōng通
cháng常
zhuāng装
zài在
sù塑
liào料
dài袋
lǐ里
 。

Things bought at the supermarket are usually packed in plastic bags.

2.

noun

pocket (of a garment)

Specifically refers to pockets sewn into clothing items such as trousers, jackets, or shirts. Can be specified by location: 裤袋 (trouser pocket), 衣袋 (coat pocket), 胸袋 (breast pocket).

Zhè这
jiàn件
zhì制
fú服
shàng上
yǒu有
sì四
gè个
kǒu口
dai袋
 。

This uniform has four pockets.

Tā他
bǎ把
yào钥
shi匙
fàng放
jìn进
le了
kù裤
dài袋
lǐ里
 。

He put the keys into his trouser pocket.

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Wǒ我
de的
yī衣
dōu兜
pò破
le了
 ,
xū需
yào要
féng缝
yī一
xià下
 。

My pocket is torn and needs mending.