单肩包 (dānjiānbāo): shoulder bag

Measure Word

一个单肩包 gè

Meanings

1 shoulder bag
2 single-strap bag / messenger bag

Characters

Examples

她背着一个棕色的真皮单肩包。

Tā bēi zhe yí ge zōngsè de zhēn pí dānjiānbāo.

She is carrying a brown leather shoulder bag.

这款单肩包既适合上班也适合休闲。

Zhè kuǎn dānjiānbāo jì shìhé shàngbān yě shìhé xiūxián.

This shoulder bag works for both office and casual wear.

Tips

memory

单 'single' + 肩 'shoulder' + 包 'bag' = a bag carried on a single shoulder. Compare 双肩包 shuāngjiānbāo ('backpack', literally 'two-shoulder bag').

usage

The verb is 背 bēi ('to carry on the back/shoulder'), not 拿 ná or 提 tí: 背单肩包.

Stroke Order

单 dān

肩 jiān

包 bāo

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