How to say “school bag” in Chinese
school bag
“School bag” in Chinese is 书包, shū bāo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
书包 is read shū bāo: 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
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 “书包”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 书包. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 书包把我的肩膀压疼了。shūbāobǎwǒdejiānbǎngyāténgleMy backpack made my shoulder sore.
More words from the lesson “Pants, a watch, a bag”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “school bag” in Chinese?
“School bag” in Chinese is 书包, pinyin shūbāo.
What does 书包 mean?
书包 (shūbāo) means “school bag”.
How do you write 书包?
书包 is 2 characters: 书 (shū) — book; 包 (bāo) — wrap; bundle. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 书包?
书包 is read shūbāo. Tones: shū — first tone, bāo — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“school bag” in the lesson “Pants, a watch, a bag”
This word is from the topic “Things, colors, food” of HSK 2. 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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