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剥

bāo · bao/bō · bo

Traditional 剝

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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bāo 剝

  1. to peel
  2. to skin
  3. to shell
  4. to shuck

bō 剝

  1. to peel
  2. to skin
  3. to flay
  4. to shuck
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Peeling a pomelo

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)柚子(yòuzi)很(hěn)大(dà)，你(nǐ)会(huì)剥(bāo)吗(ma)？

    This pomelo is big. Can you peel it?

  2. Dengdeng

    会(huì)，我(wǒ)来(lái)剥(bāo)。

    Yes, I will peel it.

  3. Liangliang

    皮(pí)很(hěn)厚(hòu)，要(yào)用(yòng)刀(dāo)吧(ba)？

    The skin is thick. Do you need a knife?

  4. Dengdeng

    不用(bùyòng)，我(wǒ)用(yòng)手(shǒu)剥(bāo)。

    No need. I will peel it by hand.

  5. Liangliang

    剥(bāo)好(hǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Is it peeled yet?

  6. Dengdeng

    剥(bāo)好(hǎo)了(le)，我(wǒ)剥(bāo)了(le)十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)，才(cái)发现(fāxiàn)皮(pí)比(bǐ)肉(ròu)多(duō)。

    Done. I peeled for ten minutes, and only then saw there is more skin than fruit.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)观(guān)察(chá)到(dào)一(yì)只(zhī)黑(hēi)猩(xīng)猩(xing)剥(bāo)了(le)一(yì)根(gēn)香(xiāng)蕉(jiāo)并(bìng)吃(chī)了(le)它(tā)。

I observe a chimpanzee peel a banana and eat it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by lokria · English by Eccles17 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

妈(mā)妈(ma)坐(zuò)在(zài)厨(chú)房(fáng)里(lǐ)剥(bāo)豆(dòu)子(zi)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)晚(wǎn)饭(fàn)。

Mom sat in the kitchen shelling beans to prepare dinner.

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