Chinese word

纸袋

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhǐ dài

Meaning

  • nounpaper bag

Example

他用纸袋装了礼物。tā yòng zhǐ dài zhuāng le lǐ wù

He put the gift in a paper bag.

Illustration for 纸袋 (paper bag)

More examples

请给我一个纸袋。qǐng gěi wǒ yí gè zhǐ dài

Please give me one paper bag.

Core concept

A simple container that turns a flat paper surface into a portable space for goods.

Common phrases

  • 买个纸袋mǎi gè zhǐ dài

    buy one paper bag

  • 拿着纸袋ná zhe zhǐ dài

    hold a paper bag

  • 一个纸袋yí gè zhǐ dài

    one paper bag

Similar words

袋子dài zi: A general bag for putting things in and carrying them.
购物袋gòu wù dài: A bag for carrying items from a shopping trip.
塑料袋sù liào dài: A thin bag made of plastic and often provided by shops.
环保袋huán bǎo dài: A shopping bag made for repeated use instead of being thrown away.

Definition in Chinese

用纸制成的容器，用来盛放或携带物品，常见于购物手提和礼品包装。yòng zhǐ zhì chéng de róng qì yòng lái shèng fàng huò xié dài wù pǐn cháng jiàn yú gòu wù shǒu tí hé lí pǐn bāo zhuāng

Word origin

The compound joins 纸 (zhǐ, "paper") with 袋 (dài, "bag"), making the material and container type clear from its two parts.

Usage tips

  • The noun stays unchanged for one item and several items, while the number and measure word show quantity, unlike English plural marking.

Other meanings

  • paper shopping bagnoun
  • paper packaging bagnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 纸袋子zhǐ dài zipaper bagnoun
  • 牛皮纸袋niú pí zhǐ dàikraft paper bagnoun

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