蒙古包 (měnggǔbāo): yurt

Measure Word

一顶蒙古包 dǐng

Meanings

1 yurt
2 Mongolian tent (ger)

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

我们在草原上住进了蒙古包。

Wǒmen zài cǎoyuán shàng zhù jìn le měnggǔbāo.

We stayed in a yurt out on the grasslands.

HSK 7-9

蒙古包是用毛毡和木架搭建的。

Měnggǔbāo shì yòng máozhān hé mùjià dājiàn de.

A yurt is built from felt and a wooden frame.

Tips

culture

蒙古包 (lit. 'Mongolian wrap/bundle') is the round, portable felt tent used by nomads in Inner Mongolia and Mongolia. The Mongolian word is ger (гэр).

memory

Picture 蒙古 (Mongolia) wrapped up in a 包 (bundle), a tent you can pack onto a horse and carry.

Stroke Order

蒙 méng

古 gǔ

包 bāo

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