Chinese word

包厢

Pronunciation

Pinyinbāo xiāng

Meaning

  • nounprivate room

Example

我们订了一个包厢，去唱歌吧。wǒ men dìng le yí gè bāo xiāng qù chàng gē ba

We booked a private room. Let's go sing karaoke.

Illustration for 包厢 (private room)

More examples

我们到店后直接走进了包厢。wǒ men dào diàn hòu zhí jiē zǒu jìn le bāo xiāng

When we reached the establishment, we went directly into the private room.

Core concept

A small room or partitioned area that gives a group its own separated space within a larger venue.

Common phrases

  • 订包厢dìng bāo xiāng

    reserve a private room

  • 走进包厢zǒu jìn bāo xiāng

    walk into a private room

Similar words

包间bāo jiān: A partitioned private room in a restaurant, karaoke venue, or similar place for several people.
房间fáng jiān: A room in a home or hotel used for sleeping or keeping things.

Definition in Chinese

饭店、KTV、茶楼等场所中供一小群人单独使用、与公共空间隔开的房间或隔间。fàn diàn KTV chá lóu děng cháng suǒ zhōng gōng yì xiǎo qún rén dān dú shǐ yòng yǔ gōng gòng kōng jiān gé kāi de fáng jiān huò gé jiān

Word origin

包 (bāo, "wrap or enclose") combines with 厢 (xiāng, "side room or compartment"), creating a word whose parts point to a room enclosed at the side of a building.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may associate box with a container, but this Chinese noun refers to a venue space for people, so the surrounding restaurant or KTV context is important.

Other meanings

  • box seatnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 包厢费bāo xiāng fèiprivate-room chargenoun

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