包饺子

包餃子

bāojiǎozi

phrase

Meanings

1 to wrap jiaozi
2 to make dumplings

Characters

dumpling (bound form)

Examples

HSK 2

过年全家一起包饺子。

Guònián quánjiā yīqǐ bāo jiǎozi.

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

HSK 2

我不会包饺子，包得很难看。

Wǒ búhuì 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