背包 (bēibāo): backpack; knapsack; rucksack

Measure Word

一个背包 gè

Meanings

1 backpack; knapsack; rucksack

Characters

A bag carried on the back - a backpack.

Examples

HSK 1

我买了一个新背包。

Wǒ mǎi le yīgè xīn bēibāo.

I bought a new backpack.

HSK 2

出门旅行带个背包就够了。

Chūmén lǚxíng dài ge bēibāo jiù gòu le.

A backpack is enough for traveling.

HSK 4

这个背包的质量很好，而且价格也不贵。

Zhège bēibāo de zhìliàng hěn hǎo, érqiě jiàgé yě bú guì.

This backpack is good quality, and the price isn't expensive either.

Tips

usage

Note that 背 is read bēi (first tone) when it means 'to carry on the back,' but bèi (fourth tone) when it means 'back (of the body)' or 'to recite from memory.'

Stroke Order

背 bēi

包 bāo

Related Words

包围 bāowéi HSK 5 #3,700

to surround / to encircle / to besiege

打包 dǎbāo HSK 5 #4,883

to pack; to package / to get a doggy bag (take leftover food from a restaurant) / to bundle up

包装 bāozhuāng HSK 5 #6,165

to package / packaging / to wrap

背包游 bèibāoyóu

backpacking / backpack travel

背包客 bēibāokè

backpacker

背景 bèijǐng HSK 4 #2,781

background; backdrop / context; circumstances

背后 bèihòu HSK 3 #2,171

behind; at the back / behind someone's back; in secret

背叛 bèipàn HSK 7-9 #1,754

to betray

背 bēi HSK 3 #1,395

to carry on the back / to shoulder (a burden, blame)

包裹 bāoguǒ HSK 4 #3,505

parcel; package / to wrap up