(shū bāo) - school bag, satchel in Mandarin
shūbāoTraditional: 書包
Translation
school bag, satchel
Stroke order
书
包
Examples
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There are lots of textbooks in my school bag.
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Please put your homework in your school bag.
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This school bag is too heavy.
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He forgot to bring his school bag to school.
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Mum bought me a new school bag.
书包 (shūbāo) is the school bag or satchel a pupil carries books and equipment in. 书 (shū) means "book" and 包 (bāo) means "bag, parcel", so it is straightforwardly a "book bag".
It is the default word for a schoolchild's bag specifically, distinct from 包 (bāo) on its own, which just means "bag" in general, or 背包 (bèibāo), "backpack", a broader term that also covers hiking rucksacks. 背书包 (bēi shūbāo), "to carry a school bag on your back", is the usual way of describing putting one on.
The measure word is 个 (gè): 一个书包 (yí gè shūbāo), "one school bag".
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