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bao

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bao means bag; sack; pack.

Chinese characters: 包 Classifier: cái, chiếc — e.g. một cái bao (one bag)

Meanings of bao in English

Noun

  1. bag; sack; pack
  2. box; packet
  3. abbreviation, euphemistic clipping of bao cao su (“condom”)

Verb

  1. to enclose; to envelope; to cover
  2. to guarantee; to assure
  3. to take on everything; to undertake (the whole of) something as someone's proxy
  4. to treat; to pay (for someone else); to foot the bill; to cover (someone else); to stand
    • Đi ăn không? Tao bao.Do you want to eat out? It's on me.

Adverb

  1. literary when used stand-alone how; how much
    • Ngàn năm là bao?How long is one thousand years really?
  2. colloquial, Mekong Delta very; super (placed before an adjective to intensify)
    • cam bao ngọtsuper-duper sweet oranges

Determiner

  1. literary so many
    • bao ngườipeople everywhere
    • bao ngàyday after day

Words with bao

bánh baobao bìbao bọcbao cao subao cấpbao hàmbao kiếmbao labao phủbao quanhbao quátbao quy đầubao tảibao taybao trùmbao tửbao vâythuê baotrai baobao giờbao lâubao nhiêubao xabiết baobao gồmbao bápbao chebao chiếmbao dungbao hoa

Example sentences with bao

  • Câu này có bao nhiều từ? How many words are there in this sentence?
  • Hắn đưa cho cậu bao tiền? How much money did he give you?
  • Mỗi ngày bố tôi hút một bao thuốc lá. My father smokes a pack of cigarettes a day.
  • Bố tôi mỗi ngày đều hút một bao thuốc lá. My father smokes a pack of cigarettes a day.
  • Bạn còn nhớ là bạn đã bao tôi bữa trưa không? Do you remember buying me lunch?
  • Bạn có còn nhớ là bạn đã bao tôi bữa trưa không? Do you remember buying me lunch?
  • Thường thì cần bao tiền để xây một sân vận động bóng đá? How much does it cost, on average, to build a football stadium?
  • Cô ấy chưa bao giơ nói với tôi rằng cô ấy đã gặp anh ấy như thế nào. She's never told me how she met him.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 包.

Frequently asked questions

What does bao mean in English?

bao (noun) means "bag; sack; pack".

How do you pronounce bao?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓaːw˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɓaːw˧˧]. Tones: bao — level tone (ngang).

Is bao a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. bao is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 包.

What classifier is used with bao?

Common classifiers: cái, chiếc — for example "một cái bao" (one bag).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.