包饺子

包餃子

bāojiǎozi

phrase

Meanings

1 to wrap jiaozi
2 to make dumplings

Characters

dumpling (bound form)

Examples

过年全家一起包饺子。

Guònián quánjiā yīqǐ bāo jiǎozi.

At Chinese New Year, the whole family wraps dumplings together.

我不会包饺子,包得很难看。

Wǒ bú huì bāo jiǎozi, bāo de hěn nánkàn.

I can't wrap dumplings — mine look ugly.

Tips

culture

包饺子 is a core 年夜饭 (New Year's Eve dinner) activity in northern China. The shape of 饺子 mimics ancient ingot money (元宝), symbolizing wealth; families sometimes hide a coin in one dumpling — whoever bites it gets a year of luck.

Stroke Order

包 bāo

饺 jiǎo

子 zǐ