Meaning of 饱
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to eat till full
- satisfied
How to use 饱
饱 usually comes after a verb to show the result, most often in 吃饱 (chībǎo). It also appears in words like 饱满 (bǎomǎn) for something full or plump. Example: 我吃饱了。(Wǒ chībǎo le.) I'm full.
饱 (bǎo) has the food radical 饣 on the left and 包 (bāo, to wrap) on the right. Picture food wrapped up snugly inside your belly, and you are full.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 饱 (bǎo, full) with 抱 (bào, to hug) and 跑 (pǎo, to run), since all three use 包. Check the left side: 饣 is food, 扌 is hand, 足 is foot. Also keep the third tone for 饱, not the fourth tone of 抱.
饱 in example sentences
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饱 bǎo · to eat till full · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 饱.
Questions about 饱
What does 饱 mean?
饱 (bǎo) means "to eat till full; satisfied" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 饱?
饱 is made of 1 character: 饱 (8 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 饱 an HSK word?
Yes. 饱 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 饱 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 饱 is written 飽.
How do I say I'm full in Chinese?
The most common phrase is 我吃饱了 (wǒ chībǎo le). The 了 shows you have reached that state. Saying only 我饱了 (wǒ bǎo le) is also fine in casual speech.
Can 饱 be used for things other than food?
Yes. In words like 饱受 (bǎoshòu, to suffer a lot) and 饱和 (bǎohé, saturated), it means filled to the limit. These are more formal and you see them more in writing and news.