Chinese word

打包费

Pronunciation

Pinyindǎ bāo fèi

Meaning

  • nountakeout fee

Example

外卖打包费怎么算？wài mài dǎ bāo fèi zěn me suàn

How is the takeout fee calculated?

Illustration for 打包费 (takeout fee)

More examples

结账时账单里有打包费。jié zhàng shí zhàng dān lǐ yǒu dǎ bāo fèi

The bill included a takeout fee when we paid.

Core concept

The cost of giving prepared food a portable container instead of serving it only at the table.

Common phrases

  • 餐厅打包费cān tīng dǎ bāo fèi

    restaurant takeout fee

  • 不收打包费bù shōu dǎ bāo fèi

    not charge a takeout fee

  • 含打包费hán dǎ bāo fèi

    include a takeout fee

Similar words

包装费bāo zhuāng fèi: A fee for the materials or work used to wrap or box a product or food.
餐盒费cān hé fèi: A fee charged for the box or container used to carry food away.
外卖费wài mài fèi: A fee charged for delivering ordered food to the customer.

Definition in Chinese

因餐厅或外卖将食物装入袋子、盒子或容器而收取的费用，用于补偿包装材料或包装人工的支出。yīn cān tīng huò wài mài jiāng shí wù zhuāng rù dài zi hé zi huò róng qì ér shōu qǔ de fèi yòng yòng yú bǔ cháng bāo zhuāng cái liào huò bāo zhuāng rén gōng de zhī chū

Word origin

打包费 (dǎbāofèi, "takeout fee") joins 打包 (dǎbāo, "put food into a container for carrying away") and 费 (fèi, "fee"), linking the packing action to its cost.

Usage tips

  • In an ordering app, this amount can appear as its own line item, helping separate the cost of packaging from the food price.

Other meanings

  • packaging feenoun
  • container feenoun

Related words

  • 打包服务dǎ bāo fú wùtakeout servicenoun
  • 打包盒dǎ bāo hétakeout containernoun
  • 打包袋dǎ bāo dàitakeout bagnoun

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