囊括 (nángkuò): to encompass

Meanings

1 to encompass
2 to sweep (all prizes, medals etc.)
3 to include entirely

Characters

囊

to enclose; to include

Examples

这部电影囊括了奥斯卡四项大奖。

Zhè bù diànyǐng nángkuò le Àosīkǎ sì xiàng dàjiǎng.

This film swept four major Oscars.

展览囊括了各个时代的作品。

Zhǎnlǎn nángkuò le gège shídài de zuòpǐn.

The exhibition encompasses works from every era.

Tips

memory

Literally 'to gather into a bag': 囊 (bag) + 括 (to enclose). Suggests bringing everything together under one cover. Note the reading is 'kuò' not 'guā' — a common learner trap.

Stroke Order

囊 náng

括 kuò

Related Words

包括 bāokuò HSK 4 #1,221

to include; to comprise / including

囊 náng #8,693

bag; sack; pouch / pocket; purse (literary)

括 kuò #42,990

to tie up / to include / to enclose

囊肿 nángzhǒng #16,401

cyst (medical)

囊中 nángzhōng #19,166

in the bag; in one's pocket/purse

囊虫 nángchóng #46,834

cysticercus / larval cyst of a tapeworm (esp. Taenia solium) in intermediate-host tissue

囊萤映雪 nángyíngyìngxuě

bagging fireflies and reading by snow-glow / studying diligently despite hardship

窝囊废 wōnangfèi #13,064

good-for-nothing / spineless coward / wimp

臭皮囊 chòupínáng #32,780

this stinking bag of flesh / the mortal body (Buddhist, often self-deprecating)

括号 kuòhào HSK 4 #31,189

brackets / parentheses