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包饺子

bāo jiǎo zi

3-character word Traditional 包餃子

What 包饺子 means

1. to wrap jiaozi (dumplings or potstickers)

The characters in 包饺子

• 包bāoto cover; to wrap; to hold
• 饺jiǎodumplings with meat filling
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Example sentences

• 在中国，提到过年，许多人想到的都是一家围在一起包饺子。
  Zài Zhōngguó, tídào guònián, xǔduō rén xiǎngdào de dōu shì yījiā wéi zàiyīqǐ bāojiǎozi.
  If you mention New Year in China, the image that many people will think of is a family gathered around wrapping dumplings together.
• 尤其是在中国北方，包饺子、吃饺子，已经成为大多数家庭欢度除夕的一个重要活动。
  Yóuqí shì zài Zhōngguó běifāng, bāo jiǎozi, chī jiǎozi, yǐjīng chéngwéi dàduōshù jiātíng huāndù Chúxī de yī gè zhòngyào huódòng.
  Especially in northern China, wrapping and eating dumplings has become an important activity for happily spending New Year's Eve in many households.