包罗万象

包羅萬象

bāoluó-wànxiàng

idiom HSK 7-9 #38,440

Meanings

1 all-embracing
2 all-inclusive
3 covering everything

Characters

to wrap; to include

ten thousand; myriad

phenomenon; appearance

Examples

HSK 5

他的演讲包罗万象，从历史讲到未来科技。

Tā de yǎnjiǎng bāoluówànxiàng, cóng lìshǐ jiǎng dào wèilái kējì.

His speech covered everything, from history to future technology.

HSK 6

这本百科全书包罗万象，几乎什么都能查到。

Zhè běn bǎikē quánshū bāoluówànxiàng, jīhū shénme dōu néng chá dào.

This encyclopedia is all-embracing; you can look up almost anything in it.

Tips

history

From 《黄帝宅经》: 包罗万象，举一千从 - "encompasses all phenomena; raise one and a thousand follow." Originally described cosmic order; now used more broadly for anything comprehensive.

memory

包 (wrap) + 罗 (net) + 万象 (ten thousand phenomena) = a net wrapping every phenomenon.

Stroke Order

包 bāo

罗 luó

万 wàn

象 xiàng