(bound form) a cloth used to wrap or cover

cloth (衤) + lying low (伏) = cloth pressed flat to wrap things

A cloth that lies flat and low over something, pressing down to wrap or bundle it. The bowing posture of 伏 evokes fabric folded snugly over a load.

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To bow downSemantic
ClothingSemantic

他把衣服放在包里,背着出门了。

tā bǎ yī fu fàng zài bāo fu lǐ,bēi zhe chū mén le。

He put his clothes in a cloth bundle and left the house with it on his back.

她用一块布包成包,把东西裹得很紧。

tā yòng yī kuài bù bāo chéng bāo fu,bǎ dōng xi guǒ de hěn jǐn。

She wrapped a piece of cloth into a bundle, binding the things up tightly.

Words with 袱

偶像包袱

ǒu xiàng bāo fu

burden of having to maintain one's image as a pop idol

包袱

bāo fu

wrapping cloth

包袱底儿

bāo fu dǐ r

family heirloom

包袱皮儿

bāo fu pí r

wrapping cloth

思想包袱

sī xiǎng bāo fu

sth weighing on one's mind

放下包袱

fàng xia bāo fu

to lay down a heavy burden

甩包袱

shuǎi bāo fu

lit. to fling off a bundle

背包袱

bēi bāo fú

to have a weight on one's mind

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