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袋

dài · dai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. pouch
  2. bag
  3. sack
  4. pocket
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In a conversation

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A bag with a hole

  1. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)，我(wǒ)要(yào)买(mǎi)一袋(yīdài)糖炒栗子(tángchǎolìzi)。

    Boss, I want a bag of roasted chestnuts.

  2. Dengdeng

    一袋(yīdài)二十块(èrshíkuài)。要(yào)袋子(dàizi)吗(ma)？

    A bag is twenty yuan. Do you want a carrier bag?

  3. Liangliang

    不用(bùyòng)，我(wǒ)带(dài)了(le)自己(zìjǐ)的(de)袋子(dàizi)。

    No need. I brought my own bag.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)放(fàng)进去(jìnqù)……哎(āi)，你(nǐ)的(de)袋子(dàizi)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)洞(dòng)！

    OK, I will put them in. Hey, your bag has a hole!

  5. Liangliang

    难怪(nánguài)我(wǒ)的(de)栗子(lìzi)总是(zǒngshì)越走越少(yuèzǒuyuèshǎo)！

    No wonder my chestnuts always get fewer as I walk!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)把(bǎ)买(mǎi)来(lái)的(de)水(shuǐ)果(guǒ)装(zhuāng)进(jìn)一(yí)个(gè)纸(zhǐ)袋(dài)里(lǐ)。

She put the fruit she bought into a paper bag.

02

这(zhè)个(gè)布(bù)袋(dài)是(shì)我(wǒ)奶(nǎi)奶(nǎi)亲(qīn)手(shǒu)缝(féng)的(de)。

This cloth bag was sewn by my grandmother herself.

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