保温饭盒 (bǎowēnfànhé): thermal lunchbox

Measure Word

一个保温饭盒 gè

Meanings

1 thermal lunchbox
2 insulated food container

Characters

Examples

妈妈给我装了一个保温饭盒带去学校。

Māma gěi wǒ zhuāng le yí ge bǎowēn fànhé dài qù xuéxiào.

Mom packed me an insulated lunchbox to take to school.

这款保温饭盒能保温六个小时。

Zhè kuǎn bǎowēn fànhé néng bǎowēn liù ge xiǎoshí.

This thermal lunchbox keeps food warm for six hours.

工地上的工人中午都吃保温饭盒里的饭。

Gōngdì shàng de gōngrén zhōngwǔ dōu chī bǎowēn fànhé lǐ de fàn.

Workers at the construction site eat lunch from their insulated containers at noon.

Tips

usage

Made popular by brands like 膳魔师 (Thermos) and Tiger. A newer variant is 电热饭盒 (electric heating lunchbox), which reheats on its own.

Stroke Order

保 bǎo

温 wēn

饭 fàn

盒 hé

Related Words

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to keep warm; to maintain temperature / to provide thermal insulation

饭盒 fànhé #21,608

lunchbox / mess tin / bento box

盒饭 héfàn HSK 5 #25,323

boxed meal; packed lunch; bento

保卫 bǎowèi HSK 5 #4,888

to defend / to safeguard / to protect

盒 hé HSK 5 #2,414

small box; case; container / (measure word) box of something

to bail out / to post bail for

保住 bǎozhù #3,940

to keep / to preserve / to hold on to

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safe; strongbox / safety deposit box