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钱包

qián bāo · qian bao

Traditional 錢包

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. purse
  2. wallet
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The new wallet

  1. Dengdeng

    糟糕(zāogāo)！我(wǒ)的(de)钱包(qiánbāo)不见(bùjiàn)了(le)！

    Oh no! My wallet is gone!

  2. Liangliang

    别急(biéjí)。你(nǐ)最后(zuìhòu)把(bǎ)钱包(qiánbāo)放(fàng)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)了(le)？

    Do not worry. Where did you put the wallet last?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)咖啡店(kāfēidiàn)付钱(fùqián)，然后(ránhòu)放进(fàngjìn)包里(bāolǐ)了(le)。

    I paid at the cafe, then I put it in my bag.

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)的(de)钱包(qiánbāo)就(jiù)在(zài)你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)啊(a)。

    But Dengdeng, your wallet is right in your hand.

  5. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)是(shì)新(xīn)钱包(qiánbāo)。我找的(wǒzhǎode)是(shì)旧(jiù)钱包(qiánbāo)！

    This is the new wallet. I am looking for the old wallet!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)爸(bà)爸(ba)拿(ná)出(chū)他(tā)的(de)钱(qián)包(bāo)，并(bìng)给(gěi)了(le)我(wǒ)10美(měi)元(yuán)。

My father took out his wallet and gave me ten dollars.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)在(zài)桌(zhuō)子(zi)底(dǐ)下(xià)找(zhǎo)到(dào)了(le)她(tā)的(de)钱(qián)包(bāo)。

She found her purse under the desk.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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钱
qián

coin; money

包
bāo

to cover; to wrap

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