包袱 meaning in English

bāofu

wrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth

HSK 7-9noun16 strokes

Meaning of 包袱

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

bāofu
  1. wrapping cloth
  2. a bundle wrapped in cloth
  3. load
  4. weight
  5. burden
  6. funny part
  7. punchline

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

包 bāo · to cover · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

袱 fú · apants · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Related words

Words that share a character with 包袱.

面包miànbāobread
钱包qiánbāopurse; wallet
包子bāozibaozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
书包shūbāoschoolbag; satchel
皮包píbāohandbag; briefcase
包括bāokuòto comprise; to include
包裹bāoguǒto wrap up; to bind up
包含bāohánto contain; to embody
红包hóngbāomoney wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment
包围bāowéito surround; to encircle; to hem in
打包dǎbāoto wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out
背包bēibāoknapsack; rucksack

Questions about 包袱

What does 包袱 mean?

包袱 (bāofu) means "wrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 包袱?

包袱 is made of 2 characters: 包 (5 strokes), 袱 (11 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 包袱 an HSK word?

Yes. 包袱 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.