塑料袋 meaning in English

sùliàodài

plastic bag

HSK 4noun34 strokes

Meaning of 塑料袋

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

sùliàodài
  1. plastic bag

How to use 塑料袋

塑料袋 is the everyday word for a plastic bag, the kind you get at a shop or market. It often takes the measure word 个 (gè) or 只 (zhī). Example: 你要塑料袋吗?(Nǐ yào sùliàodài ma?) Do you need a plastic bag?

Break it into 塑料 (sùliào) plastic plus 袋 (dài) bag. 袋 has 衣 (clothing, cloth) at the bottom, so picture a cloth sack, then swap the cloth for plastic.

Common mistake: Learners often write 袋 (dài, bag) as 代 (dài, to replace) because they sound the same. 袋 needs the 衣 part underneath. Also keep 塑 as fourth tone sù, not sū or shuò.

塑料袋 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

不bù,谢xiè谢xiè。我wǒ不bù需xū要yào塑sù料liào袋dài。
No thank you, I don't need a plastic bag.
我wǒ拒jù绝jué使shǐ用yòng塑sù料liào袋dài。
I refuse to use plastic bags.

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塑 sù · to sculpt · 13 strokes

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料 liào · material · 10 strokes

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袋 dài · pouch · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 塑料袋.

资料zīliàomaterial; resources
脑袋nǎodaihead; skull
口袋kǒudaipocket; bag; sack
材料cáiliào(raw) material; data
燃料ránliàofuel
塑料sùliàoplastic; plastics (general term for synthetic polymer materials)
原料yuánliàoraw material
饮料yǐnliàodrink; beverage
不料bùliàounexpectedly; to one's surprise
料到liàodàoto foresee; to anticipate
料理liàolǐto arrange; to handle
照料zhàoliàoto tend; to take care of sb

Questions about 塑料袋

What does 塑料袋 mean?

塑料袋 (sùliàodài) means "plastic bag" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 塑料袋?

塑料袋 is made of 3 characters: 塑 (13 strokes), 料 (10 strokes), 袋 (11 strokes). That is 34 strokes in total.

Is 塑料袋 an HSK word?

Yes. 塑料袋 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 塑料袋 and 口袋?

塑料袋 is specifically a plastic bag. 口袋 (kǒudai) usually means a pocket on clothing, and it can also mean a bag or sack in general.

How do I say a paper bag or a cloth bag?

Swap the material in front of 袋. A paper bag is 纸袋 (zhǐdài) and a cloth bag is 布袋 (bùdài).