Chinese word

购物袋

Pronunciation

Pinyingòu wù dài

Meaning

  • nounshopping bag

Example

你把购物袋放在哪儿了？nǐ bǎ gòu wù dài fàng zài nǎr le

Where did you put the shopping bag?

Illustration for 购物袋 (shopping bag)

More examples

我去菜市场时常用购物袋。wǒ qù cài shì chǎng shí cháng yòng gòu wù dài

I often use a shopping bag when I go to the vegetable market.

Core concept

A hand-carried container for items gathered during a shopping trip.

Common phrases

  • 用购物袋yòng gòu wù dài

    use a shopping bag

  • 纸质购物袋zhǐ zhì gòu wù dài

    paper shopping bag

Similar words

塑料袋sù liào dài: A light, thin plastic bag that people often throw away after one use.
纸袋zhǐ dài: A lightweight bag made of paper for carrying shop purchases.
袋子dài zi: A simple container for holding and carrying things, whatever its material or shape.
环保袋huán bǎo dài: A bag made to be washed and used many times, reducing the need for disposable bags.

Definition in Chinese

表示用于盛放购物所得物品以便携带的袋子，可指商家提供的塑料或纸袋，也可指顾客自备的布袋或手提袋。biǎo shì yòng yú shèng fàng gòu wù suǒ de wù pǐn yǐ biàn xié dài de dài zi kě zhǐ shāng jiā tí gōng de sù liào huò zhǐ dài yě kě zhǐ gù kè zì bèi de bù dài huò shǒu tí dài

Word origin

The compound 购物袋 (gòuwùdài, "shopping bag") joins 购物 (gòuwù, "shopping") with 袋 (dài, "bag") to identify the container associated with shopping.

Usage tips

  • For counting, 个 (gè, "general classifier") is a natural choice before the noun, as in 一个购物袋 (yí ge gòuwùdài, "one shopping bag").

Related words

  • 购物习惯gòu wù xí guànshopping habitnoun
  • 购物券gòu wù quànshopping couponnoun

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