包粽子

bāozòngzi

phrase

Meanings

1 to wrap zongzi
2 to make sticky rice dumplings (wrapped in leaves)

Characters

zongzi (rice dumpling)

Examples

端午节前,奶奶开始包粽子。

Duānwǔjié qián, nǎinai kāishǐ bāo zòngzi.

Before the Dragon Boat Festival, grandma starts wrapping zongzi.

包粽子要用粽叶和糯米。

Bāo zòngzi yào yòng zòngyè hé nuòmǐ.

You need bamboo leaves and glutinous rice to make zongzi.

Tips

culture

Tied to 端午节 (Duānwǔjié, Dragon Boat Festival, 5th day of the 5th lunar month). Legend says people threw rice dumplings into the Miluo River to feed the fish and protect the body of poet 屈原 (Qu Yuan, 340–278 BCE), who drowned himself in protest — 粽子 is now a festival food nationwide.

Stroke Order

包 bāo

粽 zòng

子 zǐ