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包含

bāo hán · bao han

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to contain
  2. to embody
  3. to include
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What is included

  1. Dengdeng

    这家(zhèjiā)酒店(jiǔdiàn)的(de)价格(jiàgé)包含(bāohán)早餐(zǎocān)吗(ma)？

    Does the price of this hotel include breakfast?

  2. Liangliang

    包含(bāohán)，早餐(zǎocān)免费(miǎnfèi)。

    Yes, breakfast is free.

  3. Dengdeng

    太(tài)好(hǎo)了(le)！早餐(zǎocān)几点(jǐdiǎn)？

    Great! What time is breakfast?

  4. Liangliang

    早上(zǎoshang)六点(liùdiǎn)。

    Six in the morning.

  5. Dengdeng

    六点(liùdiǎn)？早餐(zǎocān)包含(bāohán)在(zài)价格(jiàgé)里(lǐ)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)起不来(qǐbùlái)！

    Six? Breakfast is included in the price, but I can't get up!

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)付(fù)了(le)钱(qián)，就(jiù)睡觉(shuìjiào)吧(ba)。

    Then we pay and just sleep.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)同(tóng)一(yī)句(jù)中(zhōng)不(bú)要(yào)包(bāo)含(hán)多(duō)个(gè)可(kě)选(xuǎn)单(dān)词(cí)。

Don't include multiple alternative words inside the same sentence.

Tatoeba: Chinese by gumblex · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

木(mù)管(guǎn)乐(yuè)器(qì)组(zǔ)中(zhōng)包(bāo)含(hán)无(wú)簧(huáng)片(piàn)管(guǎn)乐(yuè)器(qì)与(yǔ)簧(huáng)片(piàn)管(guǎn)乐(yuè)器(qì)。

The woodwind section includes both pipes and reeds.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by Theocracy · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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包
bāo

to cover; to wrap

含
hán

to keep in the mouth; to contain

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