How to say “baozi” in Chinese
baozi, steamed bun
“Baozi” in Chinese is 包子, bāo zi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
包子 is read bāo zi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a swaddled baby. As a suffix it is read with the neutral tone: zi.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “包子”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 包子. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我觉得包子很好吃wǒjuédebāozihěnhǎochīI think baozi are really tasty.
More words from the lesson “Chinese food”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “baozi” in Chinese?
“Baozi” in Chinese is 包子, pinyin bāozi.
What does 包子 mean?
包子 (bāozi) means “baozi, steamed bun”.
How do you write 包子?
包子 is 2 characters: 包 (bāo) — wrap; bundle; 子 (zǐ) — child; suffix. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 包子?
包子 is read bāozi. Tones: bāo — first tone, zi — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“baozi” in the lesson “Chinese food”
This word is from the topic “Food and shopping” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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